Swing Kids
2018 · Movie · TV-14 · 133 min · ★ 8.1 · 68% critics
In a Korean War prison camp, a defiant prisoner becomes captivated by tap dance and joins a small performance group formed to boost morale and publicity. As the team bonds across deep political and cultural divides, their passion for dancing is tested by the harsh realities and rising tensions inside the camp.
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Details
- Original title
- 스윙키즈
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-12-19
- Language
- Korean
- Rated
- TV-14
- Runtime
- 133 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 68/100
- TMDB rating
- 8.1/10 (84 votes)
About
If you enjoy unconventional war dramas that blend humor, heartbreak, and dance while exploring identity and division, this may click, like The Battleship Island; Not for you if you want a consistently light, feel-good story.
Pros: ambitious emotional mix; strong performances and dancing; thoughtful themes on ideology | Cons: uneven story focus; tonal shifts feel abrupt; violence and profanity
Themes
- prisoner of war
- korean war (1950-53)
- tap dancing
- based on play or musical
- inter-korean relations
Cast & crew
Doh Kyung-soo
as Roh Ki-soo
Jared Grimes
as Jackson
Park Hye-su
as Yang Pan-rae
Oh Jung-se
as Kang Byung-sam
Kim Min-ho
as Xiao Fang
Ross Kettle
as Brigadier General Roberts
A.J. Simmons
as Jamie
Song Jae-ryong
as Sam-sik
Lee Kyu-sung
as Man-chul
David Lee
as Kwang-kuk
Directed by Kang Hyoung-chul