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As One (2012)

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Original title
코리아
Directed by
Moon Hyun-sung
Genre
drama film, biographical film, sport film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
2h 07m
Rated
14A
Rating
7.7 of 10 from 53 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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Two Korean table tennis players from North and South must form a unified team for the 1991 World Championships. They overcome their differences and political tensions to compete for a gold medal.

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What happens

As One (Korean: 코리아; RR: Koria; lit. 'Korea') is a 2012 South Korean sports drama film starring Ha Ji-won and Bae Doona. It is a cinematic retelling of the first ever post-war Unified Korea sports team which won the women's team gold medal at the 1991 World Table Tennis Championships in Chiba, Japan. Director Moon Hyun-sung used the foundation of true events to tell the story of a team that united a divided nation for the first time in its painful history. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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