Director: Yang Woo-seok
For decades, Mu-ok has run one of the busiest noodle houses in town, but the future of his family name troubles him far more than any lunch rush — that's the emotional core of "About Family," a 2024 South Korean drama-comedy.
What is About Family about?
Mu-ok built Pyongmanok from nothing into a restaurant with lines out the door long before social media made such places famous, and he assumed his son Moon-seok would eventually take it over. Instead, Moon-seok left the business behind to become a monk, leaving Mu-ok convinced his family line and legacy would simply end with him. That grief turns upside down when a group of children shows up at the restaurant claiming Moon-seok as their father, handing Mu-ok an unexpected and complicated shot at the future he thought he'd lost. As Mu-ok leans into this new, chaotic version of family life, Moon-seok is forced to revisit the years before he took his vows, uncovering a revelation neither he nor his father saw coming. Director Yang Woo-seok balances the comedy of a suddenly crowded household against real questions about inheritance, faith, and what a family actually owes its past.
Cast & crew
Kim Yun-seok anchors the film as Mu-ok, playing the weight of disappointment and hope with equal conviction, while Lee Seung-gi takes on the role of Moon-seok, caught between the life he chose and the one that comes looking for him. Kim Sung-ryung, Kang Hanna, and a group of young performers including Park Soo-young, Kim Si-woo, and Yoon Chae-na fill out the restaurant's newly expanded family, with Sim Hee-seop rounding out the supporting cast.
Context & significance
"About Family" comes from director Yang Woo-seok, known for grounding high-concept setups in believable emotional stakes rather than pure farce. The film uses the restaurant setting, a fixture of Korean neighborhood life for generations, as a stage for questions about legacy that extend well beyond one family's dinner table.
Where & how to watch
"About Family" is available on K-Time, built for the Iranian diaspora with a Farsi interface throughout. Anyone can read the film's page for free, and watching it only requires signing into a K-Time account.