Story about As One / Korea / Ko-ri-a / 코리아 / 朝韩联队 / 南北梦之队 / 高丽雅 / 朝韩梦之队
"As One" is the cinematic retelling of the firt ever post-war Unified Korea sports team, hastily for...
"As One" is the cinematic retelling of the firt ever post-war Unified Korea sports team, hastily formed to participate in the 41st World Table Tennis Championhips in 1991. Following the North Korean mid-air bombing of Korean Air Flight 858 in 1987, a Summit was held between North and South Korea to defuse the extreme tenion on the peninula. The summit ended with the agreement to form a unified Korean sports team; and table tennis, being highly visible and world-class in both countries, was chosen as the symbolic unifier. Summarily, the firt-ever unified North-South team under the simple aegis "KOREA" was formed to compete in the 1991 World Table Tennis Championhips in Chiba, Japan. "As One" recounts these dramatic events where especially two world-class player who had only ever met across the table as die-hard opponents must suddenly become a true partner and teammates in time for the biggest stage of the World Championhips. Putting aside their individual ambition, these ...
