Amid the chaos of refugees fleeing the Korean War in December 1950, a young boy, Duk-soo, sees his fate change in the blink of an eye when he loses track of his younger sister and he leaves his father behind to find her. Settling in Busan, Duk-soo devotes himself to his remaining family, working all manner of odd jobs to support them in place of his father. His dedication leads him first to the deadly coal mines of Germany, where he meets his first love, Youngja, and then to war-torn Vietnam in this generational epic about one man's personal sacrifices. 《国际市场》中出场的韩国名人。愿你终有祖国可以怀抱。每一位大哥都是一座山，只是希望他们最终都能幸福。记录一些有关国际市场的事儿。《国际市场》：德秀背后艰难时势下的人们。有点韩国版《阿甘正传》的意思。小人物和大历史。国际市场。考验之后的曙光。想当年。 朝鲜战争期间，少年尹德秀随同父母登上美军的救援船，却遭遇了毕生难忘的生离死别。战火虽然停息，南北半岛则一分为二，饱受炮火荼毒的北方故乡遥不可及。长大之后，代替父亲成为顶梁柱的德秀（黄政民 饰）努力赚钱，为了筹备弟弟妹妹的学费，他和童年好友千达九（吴达洙 饰）前往西德当起了矿工。万里家国，乡愁如缕，孤独的德秀偶然邂逅在德国念护士专业的韩国女孩英子（金允珍 饰），从此黑若煤炭的生活照进了灿烂光芒。快乐的时光与死亡的磨难如影随形，好在在经历了生死考验之后，德秀回到朝思暮想的家中，并赢得了英子的芳心。 漫长而坎坷的人生路，德秀在妻子、亲朋的陪伴下艰难前行……
