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Taekwondo
Taekwondo
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Taekwondo

Original Title: 이방인

1998
1h 32m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1998

Runtime

1h 32m

Storyline

South Korean Kim lives alone in Warsaw, Poland, where he teaches taekwondo. His wife and daughter live in Berlin, just six hours away by train, but he's been traveling around Europe for 10 years and hesitates to even send a birthday card to his daughter. One day, he finds the bag of a woman, Yola (Eva Gabriluk), who has been pickpocketed, and the two become close. Another chance encounter with a delinquent young man, Mihau (Pavogiu Bourcik), brings them together, and they become an important part of Kim's life. Through Yola, Kim reconnects with lost feelings of love, and the always-flirtatious and unruly Mihau reminds him of his own restless youth...

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 32m
Feb 14, 1998
Languages
Korean
Polish
Director
Moon Seung-wook
Moon Seung-wook
Production
KiHweck ShiDae
KiHweck ShiDae
Daewoo Media & Filmed Entertainment
Daewoo Media & Filmed Entertainment
MS Films
MS Films
Agencja Produkcji Filmowej
Agencja Produkcji Filmowej
Komitet Kinematografii
Komitet Kinematografii
Production Countries
South Korea
Poland

Top Cast

28 Cast Members

Ahn Sung-ki

Ahn Sung-ki

Kim

Paweł Burczyk

Paweł Burczyk

Michał

Ewa Gawryluk

Ewa Gawryluk

Jola

Bartosz Opania

Bartosz Opania

Young Pole

Michał Bukowski

Michał Bukowski

Marek

Waldemar Barwiński

Waldemar Barwiński

Michał's Mate

Jerzy Łapiński

Jerzy Łapiński

Hairdresser

Paweł Nowisz

Paweł Nowisz

Hanna Polk

Hanna Polk

Cashier

Leon Charewicz

Leon Charewicz

Landlord

Sławomir Orzechowski

Sławomir Orzechowski

Guest in the Restaurant

Cezary Żak

Cezary Żak

Restaurant Owner

Janusz Bukowski

Janusz Bukowski

Michał's Father

Mariusz Leszczyński

Mariusz Leszczyński

Ernestyna Winnicka

Ernestyna Winnicka

Boy's Mother

Agnieszka Czekańska

Agnieszka Czekańska

Michał's Girlfriend

Wiesław Cichy

Wiesław Cichy

Policeman

Katarzyna Łaniewska

Michał's Aunt

Anna Nowak

Anna Nowak

Waitress, Jola's Mate

Iwona Rulewicz

Iwona Rulewicz

Magda

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