Rebound 2023

This true story retells the incredible tale of the 2012 National High School Basketball Championship, in which a new coach and six players from the weakest basketball team ran nonstop for eight days.

Review

Busan’s Jungang High School basketball team is in disarray and about to come to a stop until a new coach, Kang Yang-hyeon (Ahn Jae-hong: Time to Hunt, Fabricated City) is brought in to turn the team around. Jang Hang-jun’s new film, Rebound, not only follows Kang’s journey but also of his protégés: Bae Gyoo-hyeok (Jeong Jin-woon: Dream High 2), Jung Kang-ho (Jung Gun-joo: Three Bold Siblings), Jung Jin-wook (Ahn Ji-ho: The House of Us), Hong Soon-gyu (Kim Taek: The King’s Affection), Cheon Ki-beom (Lee Shin-young: Dr. Romantic 3) and Heo Jae-yoon (Kim Min) make up the team, and the film follows as they train and compete under the school’s banners, and overcoming challenges as a team along the way. Rebound also delves into the personal lives of the players, exploring their relationships with their family, friends and each other.