Aiseu-keki (2006)

Aiseu-keki: Directed by In-kwang Yeo. With Hahm Eun-Jung, Jin Goo, Yeong-hee Hwang, Joon-yeong Jang. On learning that his father whom he thought was dead is alive and living in Seoul, a boy sells ice blocks to fund the trip to meet him.

“I didnu0026#39;t want to make a full-on comment enough as I donu0026#39;t have a deserving critic skill behind me, but having seen just seen this joyful and heartwarming tale and finding its accompanying IMDb page blank I just had to do something.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAiseu-keki (Ice Bar), in short, is the story of a young boy and his pal living out their summer vacation in 1960u0026#39;s South Korea. Our prepubescent protagonist, growing up alone with his mother, comes to discover the name and whereabouts of his until now absent father and soon his days become a quest for enough cash to catch a train to Seoul and meet him. There are a few touching side stories that follow along as well, including a jolly u0026#39;eggmanu0026#39; who the kids lovingly torment, and the teenage sibling employees of the ice bar factory owner.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOften predictable but thoroughly enjoyable, Aiseu-keki is a kids film at heart with grown-up overtones and realities, definitely fit for family viewing, I wouldnu0026#39;t want to watch it any other way.”