Take Off
2009 · Movie · 139 min · ★ 6.2 · 70% critics
A Korean American skier searching for family ties in Korea gets pulled into an unlikely plan to help build a new national ski jumping team before the Winter Olympics. What follows is an underdog sports story about second chances, teamwork, and finding a place to belong.
Also known as Jump Broadly
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Details
- Original title
- 국가대표
- Years
- 2009
- Release date
- 2009-07-29
- Language
- Korean
- Runtime
- 139 min
- Critic score
- 70/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (30 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a crowd-pleasing underdog sports comedy-drama with heart, team spirit, and broad humor in the vein of Scandal Makers; Not for you if you want something subtle or highly realistic.
Pros: energetic sports action; fun, uplifting tone; likable performances | Cons: not very original; uneven supporting cast; a few rough spots
Themes
- ski jump
- south korea
Cast & crew
Ha Jung-woo
as Cha Heon-tae
Sung Dong-il
as Coach Bang
Kim Ji-seok
as Kim Bo-seok
Kim Dong-wook
as Choi Heung-cheol
Choi Jae-hwan
as Ma Jae-bok
Lee Jae-eung
as Kang Bong-gu
Lee Eun-sung
as Bang Soo-yeon
Hyun Jyu-ni
as Wang Soon-deok
Lee Hye-sook
as Cha Heon-tae's Mother
Lee Han-wi
as Ma's Father
Directed by Kim Yong-hwa