Star baseball player and national hero Sang-nam finds his career in jeopardy when he gets involved in a drunken brawl. His promoter, Charles, advises him to volunteer his time somewhere sympathetic to improve his public image. The place: a school for the deaf. The service: coaching its baseball team.
Acting
Deaf young actors outshine the professional cast.
Direction
Kang Woo-suk lets silence do the heavy lifting.
Director
Kang Woo-suk
Jung Jae-young
Kim Sang-nam
Yu Seon
Na Joo-won
Kang Shin-il
Vice Principal
Jang Ki-bum
Cha Myeong-jae
Kim Hye-seong
Jang Dae-geun
Cho Jin-woong
Charles
Kim Mi-kyeong
Principal Nun
Lee Hyun-woo
Kim Jin-man
Ji Il-ju
Oh Chul-jin (uncredited)
Kim Dong-young
Jo Jang-hyuk (uncredited)
Son Seung-won
Park Choong-nam (uncredited)
Kim Ho-won
Goon San High Baseball Team
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The young deaf cast were actual baseball players from deaf schools, not professional actors.
Based on a real Korean high school baseball team; the film sparked national conversation about disability representation.
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