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.
The 2008–2010 South Korea Window
128 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Take Off sits at position #86.
Other Titles From KM Culture
The 2000s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Take Off premiered. 321 total titles in this decade from South Korea.
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 |