My Father is a 2007 South Korean film. The film, which is based on a true story, is about an adopted son who is searching for his biological parents in South Korea. During his search he meets his real father, a condemned murderer on death row. Daniel Henney plays the lead role of James, who works as an army captain in the United States Forces Korea. He asks questions of why his father is on death row and finds out things that he always wanted to know. Then he finds more and more truths unravel about his father and his life. The release of the film inspired controversy because the family of the father's victims did not support its production. In its first week on release it topped the South Korean box office sales charts. The adopted son on whom the story is based is Aaron Bates, a licensed insurance broker for his family's insurance brokerage, Insurance Services of America. He lives and works in Arizona with his wife and two sons.
Director | Hwang Dong-hyuk |
Produced by | Seok Myeong-hong, Choe Yun |
Writer(s) | Hwang Dong-hyuk |
Starring | Kim Yeong-cheol, Daniel Henney |
Music | Gang Ho-jeong |
Cinematography | Choe Hyeon-gi |
Edited by | Lee Sang-min, Hahm Sung-won |
Distributed by | Cineline II Co. Ltd. |
Released | September 06, 2007 |
Running time | 109 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean, English |
Box office | US$ 6.1 million |
Informazioni su My Father
Based on a true story, an adopted man searches for his biological parents in South Korea. He eventually meets his real father, a condemned murderer on death row.
Realizzazione di My Father
The adopted son on whom the story is based is Aaron Bates, an insurance broker who lives in Arizona with his family.
Ultime informazioni su My Father aggiornate a 28 Luglio 2021.