# Chronicle of a Blood Merchant (2015)

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**Original title**: *허삼관*
**Runtime**: 124 min
**Genres**: Drama
**Directed by**: Ha Jung-woo
**Written by**: Ha Jung-woo, Kim Joo-ho
**Starring**: Ha Jung-woo, Ha Ji-won, Nam Da-reum, No Kang-min, Jeon Hye-jin, Jang Kwang

> *There's nothing I won't do to support my family!*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Blood Money meets Oedipus Rex. In 1950s Korea a man sells his body to buy a bride then watches their firstborn betray his genes. A blunt three-hander where the father’s pride bleeds as fast as his paychecks.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, gut-punch, outsider

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