As One

"It wasn't gold that brought them together."

2012 2h 7m KO

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7.7

BANGER

★7.7TMDB · 53

Drama

Synopsis

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A unified team representing the two Koreas competed at the 1991 Chiba International Table Tennis Championships. It was the first such sport team since the division of the Korean peninsula. The unified team won the group competition event, beating the front runner, China.

“It wasn't gold that brought them together.”

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Cast

Ha Ji-won
Hyun Jung-hwa
Bae Doona
Li Bun-hui
Han Ye-ri
Yu Sun-bok
Park Cheol-min
Coach Lee
Kim Eung-soo
Director Cho
Lee Jong-suk
Choi Kyung-sub
Oh Jung-se
Oh Du-man
Park Young-seo
Chu Il-seong

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Moon Hyun-sung
Writers: Kwon Sung-hui, Yu Young-ah
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Moon Hyun-sung, shot by Lee Doo-man. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Kim Tae-seong. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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AWARDS

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Ha Ji-won and Bae Doona and Han Ye-ri carry the top of the cast.

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ERA

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Marketing tagline: "It wasn't gold that brought them together.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2328503 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 53 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Moon Hyun-sung directs. Lee Doo-man behind the camera. Kim Tae-seong scores. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 14 years ago.
2Directed by Moon Hyun-sung, shot by Lee Doo-man. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Kim Tae-seong. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Ha Ji-won and Bae Doona and Han Ye-ri carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "It wasn't gold that brought them together.".
6IMDB entry: tt2328503 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 53 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.