Ode to My Father Page #3

You want a slap?

Duk-soo...

You just study at your university.

Have you been drinking again?

God, I can't stand this!

Life is about timing.

A right time for everything.

You understand, you little punk?

Whining at

your mother like that.

Mom, I'm going to bed!

He's just hopeless.

Have a drink?

All right, all right...

Now we'll have the physical test for

West German mining applicants.

- You see that rice sack?

- Yes!

Now, just lift this sack

above your head.

- Understood?

- Yes!

Let's start with applicant 1.

Failed. Next.

Failed.

Why are you all such wimps?

Next.

Wait, wait!

Wait, I can do it.

Lift it!

Fail.

- It hasn't touched the ground!

- You're done.

- I'm still...

- Failed. Next.

Yes, sir.

Passed.

One!

Two !

Three!

Passed, top marks!

Really, in today's world,

who tests with a sack of rice?

But why do you want to go anyway?

Your family's not poor.

Chasing my dream.

Huh? What dream?

Foreign women.

Physical development that

Asians can't compete with.

The sort of free mind that

Korean women can't imagine...

Can't find that in this country.

- You'll like it too.

- Quiet, you idiot.

Next applicants!

Cheon Dal-go,

you're a bit weak physically.

Yes, I tend to concentrate on

lower body workouts, so...

Yoon Duk-soo, your written test

and everything look good, but...

no mining experience.

Yes, but I served in the army's

engineer corps. We shoveled a lot!

Ah, engineer corps?

- Yes.

- But that's not quite enough.

Sir!

I must go to West Germany!

Until that day when

the East Sea runs dry

and Mt. Baekdu is worn away,

God protect and

preserve our nation!

3000 Ii of rivers

and mountains,

filled with Roses of Sharon,

great Korean people stay true

to the great Korean way!

Long live the Republic of Korea!

Hurrah! Hurrah!

Passed:

Strong patriotism

Spring 1964

Hambom Coal Mine, Duisburg

Success and safe return.

Hey, you! Hurry up.

Hey. are you okay?

Du k-soo!

What's wrong?

Combine! Stop the combine!

Du k-soo!

You okay? Let me see...

Damn!

Here.

A story from long ago

That refuses to leave my mind

Don't touch me!

Ah, you're a nurse.

They say that's really hard work.

Surely mining must be harder.

Ah, not at all!

It's really not that bad.

Then when did you

arrive in Germany?

Germany?

December the year before last...

About two years ago.

Meeting you here,

suddenly I'm craving Korean food.

I didn't look.

What, a woman?

Really, a Korean woman?

She's in the nursing school

at St. Anna's in Duisburg.

Nursing school!

Nursing school!

Wow, a white angel!

Nightingale!

Is she well developed?

Big hips?

A woman should

have a large pelvis.

Stop it, will you?

But are they big?

How big? Huh?

Come on, quiet down!

Anyway, you arranged

to meet her alone, right?

- Of course he did.

- When?

No, I'm not

meeting her alone.

- You fool!

- You don't have a clue!

Why'd you even mention it then?

I think he's impotent.

Why is the bread

so hard again?

Ah, you soot-covered idiots...

You having fun?

Of course I am!

Miss, where do you hang out?

You're a great dancer!

Leave her alone!

Let go of me!

Who is it?

Who?

Over there!

I dunno.

Ask, then!

Youngja, who is that?

Dormitory inspector.

She came to watch over us.

No, no, no...

Hammering...

and your turn!

Youngja, look!

Mr. Yoon!

Are you crazy?

At this hour?

You must be tired, right?

Quiet, you idiot.

What was that?

I dunno!

WOW!

You said you craved

Korean food.

Your eyes were glued to my breasts,

but your ears still heard me.

Ah, it wasn't like that, really.

Take this.

I didn't look, really.

But, your friend...?

Ah, Dal-go?

He's meeting someone.

Who?

Ma'am, you mustn't do that.

That's... that's not why I came.

Shut your mouth.

What's she saying?

Is she crazy?

What's she doing?

Please spare me, ma'am.

So cute...

Yes, that's it!

The taste I missed.

Youngja, I wanted to ask.

Yes?

That day we first met,

why were you singing

such a sad song?

Just because...

things were hard.

When things are hard,

don't cry all alone.

If you tell me,

I'll cook this kimchi stew

and bring it to you.

So from now on,

if you can't help crying,

please don't ever cry alone.

Why not?

Your heart coarsens,

if you cry alone.

If we cry together,

will that help?

Sure.

They say, "Even a sheet of paper

is lighter if held by two."

Youngja.

Please promise me.

That you won't cry alone anymore.

Thank you, Mr. Yoon.

I said, call me Duk-soo.

Mommy...

Sit comfortably.

Catch me if you can!

Gotcha!

My apologies.

It's okay.

Wow, looks tasty!

- Sorry for the wait.

- It's fine...

But, aren't you curious?

About what?

What kind of person I am...

Where I lived in Korea,

well, what my family situation is.

What's the point in asking?

What?

You must have been poor.

Probably an eldest daughter.

And your siblings all had their

mouths open like baby birds.

So you send all your

hard-earned money back home.

We're here.

Already?

Here.

It was fun.

Good night.

I held her hand!

No, this can't be!

Methane gas!

The pressure is over 3%!

Everyone must evacuate!

All the miners below.

Everyone evacuate!

Quickly!

Everyone evacuate!

Gas is leaking! Quickly!

- What is it, Duk-soo?

- What was that?

The tunnel's collapsing!

The tunnel's collapsing!

- What?

- The tunnel's collapsing!

Duk-soo, come on!

Quick!

Dal-go! Dal-go!

Come on, get "P!

- Duk-soo, come on!

- Duk-soo!

- Hey!

- Let go of me!

Let go!

Dal-go! Dal-guu

- Duk-soo!

- We need to go!

Oh, that hurts!

Wait, wait!

Don't leave me here.

Even if I die,

my ghost will come after you.

Shut up!

Shut up!

Du k-soo!

Du k-soo!

Father...

Youngja!

There was a mine explosion.

Explosion? Where?

In Hamborn.

Du k-soo.

Out of the way!

Our friends are dying!

Stay back!

It's too dangerous!

The shaft is still full of gas.

Just be thankful

you're still alive.

What happened?

Duk-soo and Dal-go

are trapped inside.

We're trying to go down,

- but they keep stopping us...

- No!

Why can't we go down?

It's too dangerous.

There could be an explosion.

And the people down there?

We can't do anything

until the gas dissipates.

But, then they'll die!

The people down there!

Those people

risked their lives for you!

Those people... those poor,

luckless Koreans,

who came to this distant land

just to earn money.

If you won't go down,

then we will.

Don't be absurd.

Who knows if they're even alive?

Watch your mouth!

Those people won't die!

If they die, it's in front of us!

Please!

Let us go in!

Even if they're dead,

we should find their bodies.

Please!

Say YES, please.

No!

- Hey.

- Yeah?

Let's go.

- Hey. let's go!

- Let's go!

Get up.

- Let's go!

- Let's go!

Du k-soo.

Du k-soo!

Du k-soo.

Du k-soo!

Duk-soo, where are you?!

Duk-soo, answer me!

Du k-soo!

Du k-soo!

Duk-soo, get out from there!

Get out, quick!

Du k-soo! Du k-soo!

Du k-soo.

I'm scared, Duk-soo!

Open your eyes!

If you die here, then

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