Take Off (2009)
- Original title
- 국가대표
- Directed by
- Kim Yong-hwa
- Genre
- sport film
- Country
- South Korea
- Runtime
- 2h 17m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 30 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A group of unlikely and misfit individuals are recruited to form South Korea's first national ski jumping team. They train hard together and struggle with personal challenges as they aim to compete at the 1998 Winter Olympics.
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What happens
Take Off (Korean: 국가대표; lit. 'National Representative') is a 2009 South Korean sports drama film written and directed by Kim Yong-hwa. It follows a group of misfit athletes who form Korea’s first national ski jumping team to compete in the 1998 Winter Olympics. The film was the 2nd most attended film of the year in South Korea with 8,392,953 admissions. Critics noted its blend of sports drama, comedy, and themes of national belonging, particularly in its portrayal of the protagonist, an adoptee navigating identity and family. Scholars and journalists have noted similarities between the characters and the real first Korean ski jumpers for the national team, whose stories were not widely known until after the film’s success. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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