Yes, oddly enough, but this is really the first Korean film about taekwondo, famous Korean producer Kang Sen Kyu said exactly this:
We don't have martial arts films. Most of our action films are about gangsters or street brawls. But there have never been films about taekwondo.
With a script written by Koreans at hand, the director Prachya Pinkaev feels more relaxed here compared to the recent Hollywood project "White elephant".
The script helps guide the plot in the right direction. In addition, we have a consultant on fight choreography - An Chang Bum, Korean champion taekwondo.
Initially, the contract was concluded with the coach of the Thai national team Choi Yong Seokom, but the filmmakers subsequently turned to Anubecause at school taekwondo poomsae mainly focus on demonstrations and training rather than competitions. This option is more suitable for screen choreography.
At the heart of the plot "The Kick" – the story of a married couple, former taekwondo champions Moon (Cho Jae Hyun) and Yun (Ye Ji Won), who moved to Thailand where they opened a Korean restaurant and school taekwondo. But their children like other things: the eldest son is crazy about Korean pop, the girl likes football, and only the youngest son shows any interest in training. They are often visited by Thai friends - Mom (Wongkamlao) and his niece Wah wah (Jija Yanin), skillfully wielding Muay Thai. Family members and their friends find themselves embroiled in a showdown with Korean bandits who have stolen ancient daggers.
“It's an action comedy and suitable for all ages. In the spirit of Jackie Chan films”, - I said, Prachya.
Although Korean pop culture is great, their films are not as successful as, for example, local television series. Thai producer Sanga Chatchairungruang said the co-production would help their films reach the international market. Sanga is not new to the international film industry. He worked with the company "Film Bangkok", and films “Tears of a White Tiger” и “Bang Rajan” We owe our success on the international market to him. Although the Korean film industry is on the rise, co-productions like this are rare. “If we worked with the Koreans on a purely business level, they would behave aggressively and harshly. After we became friends with them, it became much easier to work, because we, after all, are Asians,” - I said, Chatchairungruang.
Filming has begun at an opportune time and the film is likely to be well received by local audiences, especially given the recent success of the Thai national team. taekwondo, which won last month at "Asian Games" two gold medals.
Prachya said that working with the Korean team is easier and easier to communicate with than members of the Hollywood team. In Hollywood productions, everything was controlled with high safety standards, making it difficult to improvise fight scenes.
Sometimes on set we wanted to try a new idea, but it didn't work out because there were strict safety measures and rigid layouts involved. And working with the Korean team is the same as working with the Thais. When doing business together, we try to try something new when fresh ideas arise. It’s a pleasure to work with them; the actors who play the parents are real professionals. After working on Thai films for so many years, this is like a breath of fresh air.
Let me remind you that the film "The Kick" due out next year.
Source: nationmultimedia.com
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This was the cult “Order 027”, which miraculously made it into Soviet theaters in 1989.
http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%B7_%E2%84%96_027
Let's say.
But I remember for sure, on the root tracker there was an old South Korean film “Dragon’s Jaws” and something else modern - such a classic sports drama exclusively around taekwondo training - alas, I don’t remember the name, but I’ll look for it.
But I remember very well the recent “city of violence” - very decent choreography and actors with excellent training in taekwondo.
This means that the producer was still not aware that such films exist... =)
About 15-20 years ago I also watched some kind of film, it seemed like it was about the military, but I don’t remember whether it was taekwondo, or just some kind of hand-to-hand combat (a decent film, by the way). But, if I'm not mistaken, the film was North Korean.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120267/
Reading: Taekwondo (1998) 92 min - Crime | Drama | Romance. Exactly what the producer was talking about (Plus, almost everyone in the film is Poles, except for GG, the director and executive producer).
In the review from Derek Alley (and he is a fan of BI) it is written that there are NO fights in the film AT ALL. Only one episode in which GG trains in the open air in traditional Korean clothes. Here's a movie about taekwondo... :(
They didn't make movies about taekwondo in South Korea until 2010?!?
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Oh, I see, the first Korean film. There was a film from Hong Kong by Stephen Chow in 1, the film was called Kill Team.
Hmm, but I remember watching an old movie about Taekwondo.
It’s strange that this one is called the first. I’ll remember what it’s called and write it down.