Dongbaek
Dongbaek
| 21 October 2021 (USA)
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The film follows the story of a grumpy elderly man, Soon-cheol, who runs a traditional family restaurant called Dongbaek for three generations. Due to economic difficulties, the restaurant faces closure, and Soon-cheol, along with his son and grandson, struggles to keep it afloat. Things take a dramatic turn when a large food corporation offers to franchise the restaurant, which initially excites the family. However, it’s soon revealed that this offer is linked to the painful history of the Yeosu-Suncheon incident, where Soon-cheol's father was killed by soldiers. The conflict between remembering the past and embracing the future becomes central as Soon-cheol grapples with old wounds.

Reviews
Spidersecu

Don't Believe the Hype

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Majorthebys

Charming and brutal

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Grimossfer

Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%

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Scarlet

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

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