Take Off
“Jump, fly and win your dreams”
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Cast
Ha Jung-woo Sung Dong-il Kim Ji-seok Kim Dong-wook Lee Jae-eung 
Lee Han-wi
Credits
Written by: 
Kim Yong-hwa
Plot
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.
Sinekatalog’s take
A Korean-American adoptee appears on a TV show to find his mother. A crowd-pleasing, sentimental comedy-drama about identity and ski-jumping underdogs, warm if formulaic.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Awards
- Grand Bell Awards 2009: Best Director — Kim Yong-hwa
Ratings
IMDb: 6.8 / 10 (1,118 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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