Our Finest Hour

Our Finest Hour – Part 1 Our Finest Hour – Part 2 Japanese pro-league handball coach Hye Kyung (Kim Jung Eun) is suddenly called in to salvage the Korean women’s national team. To improve the team, Hye Kyung recruits her old teammate, two-time Olympic winner Mi Sook (Moon So Ri), and a few other older players. But trouble looms when Hye Kyung’s aggressiveness causes ripples in the team, eventually leading her to be replaced by famous handball star Seong Pil (Uhm Tae Woong), her former lover. After much consideration, Hye Kyung decides to remain as one of the team players, but now Seong Pil is in the hot seat as his European-style training regiment and diet does not sit well with the older players. To make matters worse, the team loses to a high school boys handball team in a qualifying match! But where there’s hope, there’s a way… One of the best surprise hits of 2008, Forever the Moment is a fictionalized account of the real-life Korean women’s national handball team which against all odds reached the finals at the 2004 Athens Olympics Game. The world witnessed a true miracle as these fierce underdogs strode past the nonbelievers and proudly battled it out against the powerhouse Denmark team in a decisive game. Director Lim Soon Rye (Waikiki Brothers) presents an inspirational saga that travels beyond the typical sports film, weaving a touching humanistic tale about ordinary women and their remarkable journeys. The first film in history to revolve around the sport of handball, Forever the Moment hit the wall during its initial phase because of the lack of reference material and investors, but the film’s real-life story served as an inspiration for the film’s production team. Anchored by a high-caliber cast that includes Moon So Ri (Bewitching Attraction), Kim Jung Eun (Marrying The Mafia), Kim Ji Young (Old Miss Diary), and Uhm Tae Woong (Devil), Forever the Moment illuminates with its realistic portrayal which includes interview footage with the real-life heroines and the appearance of the Danish women’s handball pro-league team who spared no effort in acting out their part for the crucial final match scene. Three and a half years in the making, Forever Moment is a stirring testament to the power of human spirit.