The drama "When life gives you tangerines" attracted audiences around the world as soon as it began airing, topping the non-English-language drama rankings of the Netflix platform.
The film is also in the top 10 most watched films in 42 countries, including Vietnam and countries such as Brazil, Turkey, Thailand...
The film reaches many audiences because the script combines the stories and lives of many generations.
The film began with a setting on Jeju Island in the 1960s, telling the story of three generations of women in the family, focusing on the life of Oh Ae Sun (played by IU) - a smart but poor woman who is discriminated against and respects men and women.
After that, IU continued to take on the role of Oh Ae Sun's daughter, while the role of Oh Ae Sun in her middle age was played by actor Moon Sori.
In the film, many touching lines about the love between parents and children made the audience cry.
The words of Ms. Gwang Rye (Yeom Hye Ran) - Ae Sun's mother - were once shared widely on forums: "In the end, everyone is an orphan. The parents passed away first, the children continued to live. Just live, and you will live".
It was not until Ae Sun became a mother that she understood the feelings of her late mother. She thought, "It's strange. Parents are always deeply rooted in what they find wrong with their children. The children only pay attention to things that disappoint them".
Therefore, Oh Ae Sun always feels sorry for her mother. In the scene sharing her feelings with her husband, Ae Sun said: "My childhood was so miserable that I didn't remember much. But if I could come back, I would still come back just to hold my mother's hand once more".
The relationship between Gwan Sik and his daughter Geum Myeong (IU) is also depicted with many emotions.
Gwan Sik admitted that he had "unrequited" his daughter for many years, always telling her to keep trying, if she could not bear it, she should give up and return home. For him, "even if the child only has a scratch in his heart, his parents' heart will still leave a bruise".
As an adult, Geum Myeong, stubborn and selfish, finally cried and said: "I have eaten all of my parents' youth to grow up."
The child just hoped that his parents would think more about him, and had to helplessly exclaim: "Doc, if you have anything at 10000, you can give him 120".
The lines in the film are an important factor in guiding emotions, touching the hearts of the audience. Cultural Professor Yoon Seok Jin commented: "The way the film depicts the relationship between parents and children through many generations is especially impressive to the audience".
