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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Korean

Runtime

139 mins

Rating

6.1/10

Release Date

29 July 2009

Country

South Korea

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

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)

Don Lee

Don Lee

Detective

Park Jung-soo

Park Jung-soo

Rich

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