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A young athlete has the misfortune to be an excellent swimmer. For the time being, however, he has yet to win a medal, and so the boy's coach and his mother decide on tough training and physical punishment. Visually polished, the film has a small-scale feel, but underneath, it criticizes a system that primarily praises performance. (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Hae-joon Park
South Korea
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Moo-sung Choi
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Do-won Jeong
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Jae-myung Yoo
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Dae-hwan Oh
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Ja-hyoung Kwak
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Moon-chul Nam
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Hang-na Lee
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Jae-sang Yoo
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Eun-soo Kwon
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Ga-ram Jeong
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Jeong-eun Lee
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Joong-ok Lee
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Ri-mok Yeon
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Ae-sim Kang
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Seung-gil Jung
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