The Kick (film)
The Kick (Korean: 더 킥; Thai: วอนโดนเตะ!!) is a 2011 Thai martial arts film, directed by Prachya Pinkaew. The film follows a Korean family of taekwondo experts who immigrate to Thailand.[4]
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| Directed by | Prachya Pinkaew |
| Produced by | Gang Seong-gyu |
| Starring | Jeeja Yanin Mum Jokmok Cho Jae-hyun Ye Ji-won Na Tae-joo Kim Kyeong-suk Lee Gwan-hun |
| Distributed by | CJ Entertainment Sahamongkol Film International |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | Thailand South Korea |
| Language | Thai Korean English |
| Budget | $3,500,000[1][2] |
| Box office | $344,288[3] |
Plot
Mun is a taekwondo master running an old taekwondo gym in Bangkok. All five members of his family are also taekwondo exponents, each of whom infuses the art with a particular skill: his wife Mija in cooking style, son Taeyang in dancing style, daughter Taemi in soccer style, and the youngest, Typhoon, can break anything with his strong forehead.
Mun wants his children to become taekwondo coaches and take over his gym in the future. However, Taeyang wants to be a famous pop singer and Taemi is only interested in her secret crush at school.
One day, Taeyang foils a gang's attempt to steal a priceless antique kris. Pom, the leader of the gang, is the only one to escape and threatens revenge. Mun's family becomes more popular in the public eye, but they do not know when or where Pom will try to get his revenge.
Cast
- Cho Jae-hyun as Master Mun
- Ye Ji-won as Yun Mija[5][6]
- Na Taeju as Taeyang
- Kim Gyeongsuk as Taemi
- Do Shigang as Beom
- Lee Hundon as Seokdu
- Kim Yiroo as Yiroo
- Yanin Vismitananda as Wawa[7]
- Petchtai Wongkamlao as Uncle Mam[8]
References
- (in Korean) 조재현ㆍ예지원, 한.泰 합작영화 '더킥' 출연, Yonhap, 2010. 8. 12.
- (in Korean) 옹박 감독, 조재현·예지원 '콜', NEWSIS, 2010. 8. 12.
- https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&id=_fTHEKICK01
- "US POSTER FOR PRACHYA PINKAEW'S THE KICK". Twitch Film. Retrieved 2011-06-05.
- Oh, Mi-jung (7 October 2011). "Yeh Ji Won an Action Star?". enewsWorld.
- Lee, Jin-ho (25 October 2011). "Yeh Ji Won Eats Like A Beast". enewsWorld.
- "Jeeja Yanin Joins Prachya Pinkaew's The Kick". Neo. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
- "AFM 2010: CHOCOLATE STAR JIJA YANIN JOINS CAST OF PRACHYA PINKAEW'S TAEKWONDO PICTURE THE KICK". Twitch Film. Archived from the original on 2011-03-08. Retrieved 2011-03-20.