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Take Off

Take Off

Jump, fly and win your dreams

20096.22h 19m

Overview

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.

Directed by Kim Yong-hwa
Written by Kim Yong-hwa, Hwang Seung-jae
Produced by Hakjun Kim, Chung Ju-gun, Bang Chu-seong
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Top Cast

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

Themes & Keywords

ski jumpsouth korea

About Take Off

Take Off is a comedy, drama film released in 2009 exploring themes of ski jump, south korea. Directed by Kim Yong-hwa, it stars Ha Jung-woo, Sung Dong-il, Kim Ji-seok. 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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