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Fly, Daddy, Fly (2006)

Fly, Daddy, Fly poster
Original title
플라이 대디
Directed by
Choi Jong-tae
Genre
drama film, boxing film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
1h 52m
Rated
12
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A middle-aged father decides to train in boxing to protect his family. He prepares to face a younger opponent in a fight.

moderate-paceddeterminedfatherlymildly tensesports-focusedcharacter-drivenearnest

What happens

Fly, Daddy, Fly (Korean: 플라이대디) is a 2006 South Korean drama film. It is based upon a novel of the same name by Japanese author Kaneshiro Kazuki, where the Japanese version of the book was made into a Japanese film in 2005. It was directed by Choi Jong-tae and produced by Dyne Film-Guardtec. Lee Joon-gi was reportedly paid ₩100 million, which is relatively low compared with his rising popularity following King and the Clown. This is because the contract was signed in early December before King and the Clown was released when Lee was an unknown actor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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