Judge Park Ki-poong lost his wife on the day his son Su-seok was born. As a result of this tragedy, Ki-poong ignores his son and Su-seok resents his father. The bad blood between the judge father and the lawyer son come to a volatile but humorous climax in the courtroom when they are on opposing ends of a divorce case.
Acting
Lee Jung-jae's early career fire meets veteran Joo Hyun's gravitas.
Writing
Tragedy and comedy collide in the same breath.
Director
Yang Young chul
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is Lee Jung-jae's second film role; two years later he'd explode in An Affair (1998). The Squid Game king paid his dues in family dramedies first.
1990s Korean cinema loved putting Confucian family hierarchies on trial — literally. This film captures the era's obsession with generational clashes wrapped in mainstream comedy.
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