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Original Title: 국가대표

2009
2h 19m
Comedy
Drama

Status

Released

Release

2009

Runtime

2h 19m

Where to Watch

Available options inUS

Provider type

Rent

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Storyline

"Jump, fly and win your dreams"

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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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
2h 19m
Jul 29, 2009
Languages
English
Korean
Director
Kim Yong-hwa
Kim Yong-hwa
Production
KM Culture
KM Culture
Showbox
Showbox
Michigan Venture Capital
Michigan Venture Capital
Boston Investments
Boston Investments
Production Countries
South Korea

Top Cast

20 Cast Members

Ha Jung-woo

Ha Jung-woo

Cha Heon-tae

Sung Dong-il

Sung Dong-il

Coach Bang

Kim Ji-seok

Kim Ji-seok

Kim Bo-seok

Kim Dong-wook

Kim Dong-wook

Choi Heung-cheol

Choi Jae-hwan

Choi Jae-hwan

Ma Jae-bok

Lee Jae-eung

Lee Jae-eung

Kang Bong-gu

Lee Eun-sung

Lee Eun-sung

Bang Soo-yeon

Hyun Jyu-ni

Hyun Jyu-ni

Wang Soon-deok

Lee Hye-sook

Lee Hye-sook

Cha Heon-tae's Mother

Lee Han-wi

Lee Han-wi

Ma's Father

Cho Jin-woong

Cho Jin-woong

Commentator

Kim Soo-ro

Kim Soo-ro

Boss

Son Bum-soo

Son Bum-soo

Announcer (uncredited)

Joe Seo

Joe Seo

Translator (uncredited)

Kang Je-kyu

Kang Je-kyu

Airplane Passenger (uncredited)

Lee Geum-hee

Lee Geum-hee

Announcer (uncredited)

Oh Kwang-rok

Oh Kwang-rok

Chemist 2 (uncredited)

Ma Dong-seok

Ma Dong-seok

Detective

Park Jung-soo

Park Jung-soo

Rich

Choo Min-young

Female Secretary

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