Taekwondo (1998)
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...
Director: Moon Seung-wook
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Ahn Sung-ki as Kim |
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Paweł Burczyk as Michał |
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Ewa Gawryluk as Jola |
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Bartosz Opania as Young Pole |
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Michał Bukowski as Marek |
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Waldemar Barwiński as Michał's Mate |
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Jerzy Łapiński as Hairdresser |
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Paweł Nowisz as |
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Hanna Polk as Cashier |
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Leon Charewicz as Landlord |
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Sławomir Orzechowski as Guest in the Restaurant |
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Cezary Żak as Restaurant Owner |
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Janusz Bukowski as Michał's Father |
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Mariusz Leszczyński as |
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Ernestyna Winnicka as Boy's Mother |
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Agnieszka Czekańska as Michał's Girlfriend |
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Wiesław Cichy as Policeman |
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Katarzyna Łaniewska as Michał's Aunt |
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Anna Nowak as Waitress, Jola's Mate |
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Iwona Rulewicz as Magda |
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Tomasz Dedek as Club Chairman |
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Piotr Zelt as Jola's Mate |
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Andrzej Niemirski as Barman in the Pub |
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Krzyś Stanczykiewicz as Tomek |
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Jacek Różański as Car Owner |
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Jerzy Moes as Car Owner |
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Kim Ji-sook as Kim's Wife (voice) |
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Choi Ji-woo as Kim's Daughter (voice) |
| Writing | Wojciech Zimiński | Writer |
| Writing | Maria Góralczyk | Writer |
| Production | Ewa Andrzejewska | Casting |
| Camera | Andrzej J. Jaroszewicz | Director of Photography |
| Art | Joanna Doroszkiewicz | Interior Designer |
| Art | Grzegorz Piątkowski | Production Design |
| Art | Cezary Matysiak | Props |
| Art | Dariusz Lipiński | Props |
| Costume & Make-Up | Małgorzata Stefaniak | Costume Design |
| Sound | Zdzisław Szostak | Conductor |
| Sound | Anna Iżykowska-Mironowicz | Music Consultant |
| Sound | Stefan Chomnicki | Sound |
| Sound | Andrzej Trzaska | Sound |
| Editing | Mirosława Garlicka | Editor |
| Editing | Monika Zawadzka | Editor |
| Editing | Małgorzata Orłowska | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Joanna Malczewska | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Anna Czepukajtis-Potęga | Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maja Gawinska | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Piotr Bujnowicz | Still Photographer |
| Crew | Jacek Jeleń | Stunts |
| Crew | Błażej Zarębski | Catering |
| Crew | Shin Mu-Yeol | Translator |
| Production | Grazyna Kozlowska | Production Manager |
| Production | Piotr Kolodziejczyk | Post Producer |
| Production | Marek Sobociński | Post Producer |
| Production | Elżbieta Heleniak | Administration |
| Production | Małgorzata Dedek | Administration |
| Production | Oh Ki-min | Executive Producer |
| Production | Maciej Skalski | Producer |
| Production | Yoo In-taek | Producer |
| Directing | Moon Seung-wook | Director |
| Writing | Moon Seung-wook | Writer |
| Sound | Joe Cutler | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Kim Eun-Kyung | Original Music Composer |