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"The only and last national ice hockey team now makes its first challenge."

2016 2h 6m KO

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6.1

MID

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6.6

IMDB

★6.1TMDB · 11★6.6IMDB · 249

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Synopsis

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In 2003 the year of Aomori Asian Games, Dae-woong, a former ice hockey player receives an offer to be a director of Korean national ice hockey team. Before he enjoys the moment, realizes it is a woman national team with bunch of losers; a figure skating player who wants to get married by becoming a national team, a former field hockey player, now a fat housewife, and an expelled short track skater. As an ace player, Ji-won, a former national team player of North Korea, joins the team. But they still have hope as only 5 teams participating this year. With the great victory of first match, they feel the medal is closer, yet Ji-won meets her sister left in North Korea alone as a next opponent...

“The only and last national ice hockey team now makes its first challenge.”

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Cast

Soo Ae
Lee Ji-won
Oh Dal-su
Kang Dae-woong
Oh Yeon-seo
Park Chae-kyung
Ha Jae-sook
Ko Young-ja
Kim Seul-gi
Jo Mi-ran
Kim Ye-won
Kim Ga-yeon
Jin Ji-hee
Shin So-hyun
Park So-dam
Lee Ji-hye

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kim Jong-hyun
Writers: Kwon Gi-jun, Jeong Cheol, Lee Hee-chan
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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2 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Gukga daepyo Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kim Jong-hyun, shot by Hong Kyung-pyo. 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 Lee Jae-hak. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Soo Ae and Oh Dal-su and Oh Yeon-seo carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The only and last national ice hockey team now makes its first challenge.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5876604 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 11 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kim Jong-hyun directs. Hong Kyung-pyo behind the camera. Lee Jae-hak scores. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 10 years ago.
2Part of the "Gukga daepyo Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Kim Jong-hyun, shot by Hong Kyung-pyo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Lee Jae-hak. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Soo Ae and Oh Dal-su and Oh Yeon-seo carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "The only and last national ice hockey team now makes its first challenge.".
7IMDB entry: tt5876604 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 11 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.