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Take Off

2009 · 139 min

A heartwarming underdog sports drama that mixes broad comedy with genuine emotion, building to a rousing and bittersweet climax.

Directed by
Kim Yong-hwa
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Ha Jung-woo, Sung Dong-il, Kim Ji-seok
Tagline
Jump, fly and win your dreams
Overview
Cha Heon-tae, a Korean-American, was adopted with his sister to American parents. He appears on a Korean television program in search of his mother. Since Heon-tae is a trained alpine skier, he is approached by Coach Bang who wants to recruit members for a new national ski jumping team for the approaching 1998 Winter Olympics.

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Directed by
Kim Yong-hwa
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Ha Jung-woo, Sung Dong-il, Kim Ji-seok
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • found family
  • identity
  • ambition
  • family
  • redemption
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour5
Realism7
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Details

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Starring
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Runtime
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Country
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Languages
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