Taekwondo (1998)

7.0/10 92 min Drama

Overview

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...

Cast

Ahn Sung-ki

Kim

Paweł Burczyk

Michał

Ewa Gawryluk

Jola

Bartosz Opania

Young Pole

Michał Bukowski

Marek

Waldemar Barwiński

Michał's Mate

Jerzy Łapiński

Hairdresser

Paweł Nowisz

Hanna Polk

Cashier

Leon Charewicz

Landlord

Sławomir Orzechowski

Guest in the Restaurant

Cezary Żak

Restaurant Owner

Janusz Bukowski

Michał's Father

Mariusz Leszczyński

Ernestyna Winnicka

Boy's Mother

Agnieszka Czekańska

Michał's Girlfriend

Wiesław Cichy

Policeman

Katarzyna Łaniewska

Michał's Aunt

Anna Nowak

Waitress, Jola's Mate

Iwona Rulewicz

Magda

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