Rebound
New York Asian Film Festival 2023
July 14 - 30, 2023
Transcending the sports genre and eschewing the pitfalls of easy sentiment and melodrama, Chang Hang-jun’s Rebound elevates its premise with a singularly rousing screenplay, co-written by Kwon Sung-hui (The Spy Gone North, As One) and Kim Eun-hee (Netflix’s Kingdom).
Intro & Q&A with director Chang Hang-jun, Kim Taek, Jeong Jin-woon & Billy Acumen
Imagine no vengeance. Imagine no bloody retribution. Imagine no star-crossed lovers, no North vs. South. And yet, here it is, a quintessentially Korean tale of building a winning basketball squad from a ragtag group of misfits and underachievers, against the worst odds. Rebound tells the inspiring true story of Busan Jungang High School’s underdog team, led by the fiery passion of its coach Yang-hyun (Ahn Jae-hong). Faced with the challenge of assembling a competitive team from basically nothing, his ingenuity and steely commitment bring his players together, transforming them into serious challengers against a seemingly infinitely superior opponent, Seoul’s Yongsan High, which has all the talent money can buy. Transcending the sports genre and eschewing the pitfalls of easy sentiment and melodrama, Chang Hang-jun’s Rebound elevates its premise with a singularly rousing screenplay, co-written by Kwon Sung-hui (The Spy Gone North, As One) and Kim Eun-hee (Netflix’s Kingdom).
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