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62% Critic Match
Take Off
“Jump, fly and win your dreams”
6.2 / 10• 2009• 2h 19m•NR• Korean
ComedyDrama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Ha Jung-woo
Cha Heon-tae
Lead
Sung Dong-il
Coach Bang
Kim Ji-seok
Kim Bo-seok
Kim Dong-wook
Choi Heung-cheol
Choi Jae-hwan
Ma Jae-bok
Lee Jae-eung
Kang Bong-gu
Lee Eun-sung
Bang Soo-yeon
Hyun Jyu-ni
Wang Soon-deok
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Kim Yong-hwa's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Take Off is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
