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Film / 2009
Take Off
Directed by
Kim Yong-hwa
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.
The story
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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Cast
Ha Jung-wooCha Heon-tae
Sung Dong-ilCoach Bang
Kim Ji-seokKim Bo-seok
Kim Dong-wookChoi Heung-cheol
Choi Jae-hwanMa Jae-bok
Lee Jae-eungKang Bong-gu
Lee Eun-sungBang Soo-yeon
Lee Han-wiMa's Father
Lee Hye-sookCha Heon-tae's Mother
Kim Ji-youngBong-goo's grandmother
Hyun Jyu-niWang Soon-deok
Kim Yong-geonChairman
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Park Jung-sooRich
Lee Geum-heeAnnouncer
Son Bum-sooAnnouncer
Kim Sung-jooCaster
Oh Kwang-rokChemist 2
Kim Soo-roBoss
Don LeeDetective
Cho Jin-woongCommentator
Choo Min-youngFemale Secretary
Joe SeoTranslator
Kang Je-kyuAirplane Passenger
Kim Yoon-jeongRiverside Woman 2
Jo Hyun-wuMilitary Manpower Administration official
Jeong Min-sungReporter
Jo Jae-yunStaff member of the Adoptee Organization
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