''No Breathing'' () is a 2013 South Korean sports film set in the world of competitive swimming, starring

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and

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. The film was released in theaters on October 30, 2013. As of 2014, it sold approximately 451,669 admissions in Korea only.

Plot

Like his swimming champion father, Won-il (

) was once a promising swimmer. But when his father dies during a swimming competition (where he was doing his specialty called "no breathing"), soon followed by his mother's death, Won-il quits swimming for good. Instead, he lives life hopelessly and recklessly, like there is no tomorrow. With Won-il in danger of being expelled from school, his father's longtime friend Jae-suk (

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) drags him to a physical education-focused high school, hoping that he'll start swimming again. There he meets his long-ago rival, Woo-sang (

) who in the past had always been overshadowed by Won-il. With Won-il's absence from the sport, Woo-sang is now in first place and is a national swimming star. But he gets disqualified from the national tryouts after getting into trouble, so he has to start from ground zero and ends up at the same phys-ed school as Won-il. Woo-sang is Won-il's complete opposite in personality, and all he cares about is winning so he finds Won-il's return to the sport unwelcome. Then there is Jae-suk's daughter, Jung-eun (

) who captures both Won-il and Woo-sang's hearts and further reignites the rivalry between them. The two very different young men begin training for an upcoming swimming competition, battling for love and friendship as they undergo the rite of passage of growing up.

Cast

Main characters

as Jo Won-il **Yoo Seung-yong as young Won-il : A swimming prodigy who stopped participating in the sport, and now wants to make a comeback. He is a headstrong, impulsive, and live-for-the-moment kind of guy. *

as Jung Woo-sang **

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as young Woo-sang : A national swimmer who is uptight and aloof, and hails from a privileged family. *

as Jung-eun **Kim Bo-min as young Jung-eun : A girl with a carefree personality who dreams of becoming a musician. She grew up with the boys as children.

Supporting characters

*Shin Min-chul as Jung-dong * Kim Jae-young as Dae-chan *

as Jae-suk *

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as Coach Jang *

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as Woo-sang's father *

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as Se-mi *

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as High school female coach *Jeon Bo-mi as Ha-na *

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as Won's friend *Lee Chang-joo as Woo-hyun *Park Hyun-woo as Jo Min-gook *Jung Min-sung as announcer *Park Yong-sik as head of swimming association * Kim Young-sun as Woo-sang's mother *Kim Jung-hak as reporter Han

Production

The film began shooting on May 19, 2013. One of the locations was Davao in the

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, where the overseas field training scenes were shot, as well as the movie poster.

Release

South Korea

On the day of its release on October 30, 2013, ''No Breathing'' drew 44,707 admissions and ranked 4th on the Korean box office. The film sold a total of 451,669 tickets during its domestic run, grossing (or ).

International

The film also received a theatrical release in other Asian countries in December 2013, namely

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(December 5),

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...

(December 12),

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

(December 13), and

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(December 28). The film grossed over $22,655 on its opening weekend in Singapore, grossing $38,740 during its two-week run. On its opening weekend in Hong Kong, it grossed $35,728 and a total of $53,729 at the end of its run.

Soundtrack

On October 22, 2013,

CJ E&M Music Stone Music Entertainment (Hangul: 스톤 뮤직 엔터테인먼트), is a South Korean music distribution company under CJ ENM, along with music streaming store Genie Music. It was one of the largest co-publisher companies in South Korea. The ...

released two

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s for the film, both sung by

: "Bling Star" and "반짝반짝 (Twinkle Twinkle)."

References

External links

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:No Breathing 2010s sports drama films South Korean teen drama films South Korean sports drama films South Korean coming-of-age drama films 2010s Korean-language films Swimming films 2013 films Films set in the Philippines Films shot in the Philippines 2013 drama films 2010s South Korean films