South Korea Synopsis
국가대표
“Five losers pull of a miracle.”
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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Comedy + Drama in South Korea
214 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Take Off itself).
The 2008–2010 South Korea Window
Take Off holds position #86 of 128 South Korea films in the 2008–2010 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in South Korea, 321 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Take Off premiered alongside 36 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 36 other South Korea films in 2009.
The 360th South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (931 films).
Audience Engagement
24 audience reviews — more than 49% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 26th percentile among South Korea films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,146 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (18th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.8 points below the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Comedy productions specifically: #355 of 427 (top 83%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Spoken Languages | English, Korean |
| Production Companies | KM Culture, Showbox, Michigan Venture Capital, Boston Investments |
| Runtime | 2h 19m |
| Release Date | July 29, 2009 |
| IMDb | tt1298648 |