Kim Rae-won as Oh Tae-sik and Kim Hae-sook as Deok-ja Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller Running Time: 116 minutes Release Date: November 23, 2006 (South Korea)
At the heart of "Sunflower" lies the archetypal conflict between a father and a son. The film introduces us to Zhang Gengnian (played with stoic gravitas by Sun Haiying), a painter whose artistic aspirations were crushed during the Cultural Revolution. When the film opens in 1976, he returns home from a re-education camp to find his son, Xiangyang, now a stranger to him. Sunflower 2006 Full
The story follows Oh Tae-sik, a former legendary gangland enforcer released from prison after ten years. He carries a small "sunflower" notebook—a bucket list of mundane tasks he hopes to achieve to live a "normal" life, such as eating sunflower seeds, getting a tattoo removed, and never fighting again. He is taken in by a woman he once wronged, who treats him like a son. In this context, the sunflower represents his "turning toward the light." Just as a sunflower follows the sun to grow, Tae-sik attempts to follow the warmth of a newfound family to outgrow his violent shadows. Kim Rae-won as Oh Tae-sik and Kim Hae-sook
The film opens in 1976. A young boy, Yangyang, is growing up in Beijing with his mother and his stern, emotionally distant father. The father, a former political prisoner, is determined to mold his son into a disciplined, successful painter — forcing him to practice art endlessly, often with brutal severity. As the years pass, Yangyang grows into a rebellious teenager and eventually a successful artist living abroad. But his return home forces both father and son to confront decades of resentment, unspoken love, and the heavy price of ambition. The story follows Oh Tae-sik, a former legendary
The 2006 South Korean film (Korean: Haebaragi ) is an action-drama that follows the story of Oh Tae-sik, a former legendary gangster seeking a quiet life after a 10-year prison sentence . Plot Summary
The film’s climax, however, subverts the flower's typical cheerfulness. When the local mob destroys Tae-sik’s hope for a peaceful life, the "sunflower" takes on a darker hue. The vibrant yellow petals of his dreams are charred by the fire of a vengeful finale. It serves as a reminder that while the desire for change can be as bright as a blossom, the environment in which we planted our past often dictates whether we are allowed to bloom.