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Summary

Rebellious Ki-soo from North Korea is mesmerized by tap dance in prison camps. Ki-soo joins as a team member of a dance team named 'Swing Kids'. Yet suddenly, their dreams about dancing in prison camps are put in danger.

Cast

Doh Kyung-soo

Roh Ki-soo

Jared Grimes

Jackson

Park Hye-su

Yang Pan-rae

Oh Jung-se

Kang Byung-sam

Kim Min-ho

Xiao Fang

Ross Kettle

Brigadier General Roberts

A.J. Simmons

Jamie

Song Jae-ryong

Sam-sik

Lee Kyu-sung

Man-chul

David Lee

Kwang-kuk

Kim Dong-gun

Roh Ki-jin

Park Jin-joo

Linda

Joo Hae-eun

Mae-hwa

Park Hyeong-su

Interpreter

Lee Dong-yong

Black Marketeer

Kim Kyu-baek

Volleyball Prisoner

Choi Eun-kyoung

Nancy

Lee Rang-seo

Stacy

Oh Gyeong-hwa

Julia

Jamie Horan

Aide 1

Thomas Frederiksen

Aide 2

Matthew D'Arcy

Jamie's Goon

Kim Min-jae

Roh Gi-jin (voice)

Joe Nowell

News Footage Narrator

Won Choi

Restaurant Owner Kim

Crew

Director, Screenplay

Kang Hyung-chul

Reviews

maketheSWITCH

September 6, 2019

8

‘Swing Kids’ should be commended for its ambition, even if it doesn’t always manage to juggle all its balls as well as wants to. Is it the best film to come out of Korea this year? No, that title belongs to festival darling ‘Parasite’. But is it one of the most affecting experiences I’ve had with a film this year? Absolutely. - Ashley Teresa

Read Ashley's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-swing-kids-a-war-film-in-its-own-league