Cracked Eggs and Noodles (2005)
"Pasongsong gyerantak" (original title)

Director:

Sang-hun Oh

Writer:

Sang-hun Oh

Stars:

Chang Jung Lim, Sang-hun Maeng, Dae-han Ji

Cast

Credited cast:
Chang Jung Lim
Sang-hun Maeng
Dae-han Ji
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Su-Jeong Eom
Jin-ah Kim
Yeong-im Kim
In-seong Lee
Sang-hun Lee
Hye-won Park

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

road trip | father son relationship | runaway child | cooking | noodle

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [South Korea]

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Release Date:

18 February 2005 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

Cracked Eggs and Noodles

Filming Locations:

South Korea

Company Credits

Production Co:

Good Player

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

Some things are never too late to go through

The first 15 minutes of the film feel rather fast paced and unaware of its direction, but as the two main characters isolate themselves from the busy world and get closer with each other, it becomes impossible not to empathize with whatever unfolds on their journey.

The story itself is a rather simple one and maybe even common to some. Dae-Gyu is a working man, living a stress free dating life until one day a young boy claiming to be his son pays him an unexpected visit. After much wavering and struggle to make his son go away, Dae-Gyu makes a compromise to go on a road trip after which he would return the boy to his mother. Without getting into more detail, this story is filled with fine performances from Chang Jung Lim and Lee-In Seong, considering that this was the first role for the young actor and a surprisingly good dramatic delivery from Chang who mostly does comedy. Obviously this film shares a similar theme with a more comic and subtle film from Takeshi Kitano called Kikujiro, but it definitely stands on its own ground with a harmonious tale involving change, sacrifice and embrace.

I found this film affecting despite not being the biggest fan of teary drama, but more so because of personal associations with the story, perhaps even due to lack thereof in some ways. If you are looking for a good father-son drama with light humor then don't look further than this film.