A father puts his life on the line for his family in "Old Marine Boy"

There is just something so poignant about family-driven stories like the one told in "Old Marine Boy". A man and his family escape from North Korea and in order to put food on the table that man puts on a 60kg wetsuit every day and goes deep-sea diving. It's a difficult living, especially when there is one cord connecting him to life-sustaining air meters and meters above the deep where he works. But he roughs the work every day and carves out a life for his family.

-Yours, Lisa, a woman grateful for what her own father has given her

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"Old Marine Boy" (2017)

Directed by Jin Mo-young

Synopsis
The story of a father and husband whose unwavering love and devotion for his wife and two children lead him to work hard after they escape from North Korea with nothing. He works hard as a deep-sea diver to feed his family despite the dangers and difficulties of the job.

Release date in Korea : 2017/11