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.
Acting
Ha Jung-woo balancing swagger and vulnerability flawlessly.
Practical Effects
Actual ski jump training — no green screens here.
Writing
Coach Bang's insults deserve their own spinoff.
Director
Kim Yong-hwa
Ha Jung-woo
Cha Heon-tae
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
Lee Hye-sook
Cha Heon-tae's Mother
Lee Han-wi
Ma's Father
Cho Jin-woong
Commentator
Kim Soo-ro
Boss
Son Bum-soo
Announcer (uncredited)
Joe Seo
Translator (uncredited)
Kang Je-kyu
Airplane Passenger (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real 1998 Korean ski jump team was even more chaotic — most had never seen snow before training.
The film sparked renewed debate about Korea's treatment of biracial and adopted Koreans, groups often invisible in mainstream media.
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