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About Family

About Family

The bloodline must go on

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Mu-ok is the self-made owner of the established restaurant 'Pyongmanok' that has been drawing long lines of customers before social media existed. He is deeply troubled by his only son, Moon-seok, whom he hoped would inherit the family legacy, becoming a monk, leaving him with no one to carry on the family name. While Mu-ok is devasted by the thought that his family line would end with him, young kids come to his restaurant claiming Moon-seok as their father! Mu-ok, now given a chance to continue his family’s legacy, enjoys happiness like never before. Meanwhile, Moon-seok revisits his life before becoming a monk—and stumbles upon a shocking revelation…

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Korean

Runtime

107 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

11 December 2024

Country

South Korea

Cast

Kim Yun-seok

Kim Yun-seok

Mu-ok

Lee Seung-gi

Lee Seung-gi

Moon-seok

Kim Sung-ryung

Kim Sung-ryung

Jung-hwa

Kang Hanna

Kang Hanna

Ga-yeon

Park Soo-young

Park Soo-young

Monk In-haeng

Kim Si-woo

Kim Si-woo

Min-guk

Yoon Chae-na

Yoon Chae-na

Min-sun

Sim Hee-seop

Sim Hee-seop

Sang-soo

Kil Hae-yeon

Kil Hae-yeon

Nun

Lee Soon-jae

Lee Soon-jae

Elder Monk

Lee Jae-yong

Lee Jae-yong

Monk Jeok-jeong

Choi Moo-seong

Choi Moo-seong

Director Han

Hwang Jeong-min

Hwang Jeong-min

Dole

Seo Bum-june

Seo Bum-june

Gyeong-rae

Kim Joong-ki

Kim Joong-ki

Chang-pyo

Lee Song-kyung

Lee Song-kyung

Nurse

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