Forever the Moment

Forever the Moment is a 2008 South Korean drama film. It is a fictionalized account of the South Korea women's handball team which competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics. The Korean title translates as "The Best Moment in Our Lives," and it is believed to be the first film that revolves around the sport of handball. Plot Kim Hye-kyeong is a retired handball player who has been successfully coaching in the Japan Handball League. When the coach of South Korea's women's national team suddenly quits, she is asked to fill in, but is faced with an undisciplined squad of players. Hye-kyeong tries to improve the team by recruiting some of her old teammates, including two-time Olympic gold medalist Han Mi-sook. However, Hye-kyeong's aggressiveness causes friction amongst the players, and she is replaced by former men's handball star Ahn Seung-pil, though she decides to stay with the team as a player. Seung-pil introduces modern European training methods which brings him into conflict with the older players, and things get worse when they lose a game against a high school boys' team. Cast Moon So-ri as Han Mi-sook Kim Jung-eun as Kim Hye-kyeong Uhm Tae-woong as Ahn Seung-pil Kim Ji-young as Song Jeong-ran Jo Eun-ji as Oh Soo-hee Cha Min-ji as Jang Bo-ram Namgoong Eun-sook as Jin-joo Lee Mi-do as Hyeon-ja Jo Yeong-jin as Director Song Lee Bong-gyoo as Chairman Jeong Seok-yong as Choong-sik, the office chief Ha Jung-woo as Blind date man Choi Wook as Coach Kang Jeong Se-hyeong as Trainer Jeong Kim Kang-mi as Dong-yoon Kim Jong-eon as Kim Goon Park Hyeong-jae as Myeong-seok Jo Deok-jae as Boss Bae Oh Chang-kyeong as Sang-yeol Kim Do-yeon as Jong-mi Woo Yong as Nutritionist Na Hyun as Director Hakiboo Kim Jin-hyeok as Real estate poker man Sung Ji-ru as Jin-gook, Jeong-ran's husband (cameo) Park Won-sang as Gyu-cheol, Mi-sook's husband (cameo) Ryu Seung-soo as Supermarket manager (cameo)