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Release Year1998
Runtime1h 32m
LanguageKorean
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes1
DirectorMoon Seung-wook
WritersWojciech Zimiński, Maria Góralczyk, Moon Seung-wook
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsTaekwondo
About Taekwondo
South Korean Kim lives alone in Warsaw, Poland, where he teaches taekwondo. His wife and daughter live in Berlin, just six hours away by train, but he's been traveling around Europe for 10 years and hesitates to even send a birthday card to his daughter. One day, he finds the bag of a woman, Yola (Eva Gabriluk), who has been pickpocketed, and the two become close. Another chance encounter with a delinquent young man, Mihau (Pavogiu Bourcik), brings them together, and they become an important part of Kim's life. Through Yola, Kim reconnects with lost feelings of love, and the always-flirtatious and unruly Mihau reminds him of his own restless youth...
Directed by Moon Seung-wook, Taekwondo leans on a strong ensemble — Ahn Sung-ki, Paweł Burczyk, Ewa Gawryluk — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1998.
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