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As One

2012 · 127 min

A warm, earnest sports drama that builds quiet tension toward a hard-won, emotionally stirring finish.

Directed by
Moon Hyun-sung
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ha Ji-won, Bae Doona, Han Ye-ri
Tagline
It wasn't gold that brought them together.
Overview
A unified team representing the two Koreas competed at the 1991 Chiba International Table Tennis Championships. It was the first such sport team since the division of the Korean peninsula. The unified team won the group competition event, beating the front runner, China.

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Directed by
Moon Hyun-sung
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ha Ji-won, Bae Doona, Han Ye-ri
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • friendship
  • identity
  • loyalty
  • survival
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
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Directed by
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Written by
Kwon Sung-hui, Yu Young-ah
Starring
Ha Ji-won, Bae Doona, Han Ye-ri, Park Cheol-min, Kim Eung-soo, Lee Jong-suk, Oh Jung-se, Park Young-seo
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
127 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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