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One Win
Representation Score
3.9/10
Limited
2024
Director
Shin Yeon-shick
Runtime
107 minutes
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One Win follows a traditional underdog sports story focused on professional redemption and perseverance. While it avoids harmful stereotypes, the story relies on a standard framework of economic hardship and meritocracy. The film's primary strength lies in its moderate subversion of gendered power dynamics by centering a women's professional team and a female-led management structure. However, the film lacks multi-layered complexity, offering no explicit markers of queer representation or systemic deconstruction, remaining a conventional domestic drama focused on a singular professional goal.
Category Breakdown
Does One Win have LGBTQ+ representation?
The story centers around a male protagonist and a women's sports team. There is no explicit mention of non-straight or non-cisgender identities or queer stories within the film.
How does One Win portray gender?
The film challenges traditional male leadership by placing a male protagonist in support of a women's team. It highlights the professional competence of female athletes and a unique female owner.
How racially and ethnically diverse is One Win?
As a South Korean production, the film operates within a specific cultural context. The story lacks evidence of multi-ethnic casting or diverse racial representation.
How does One Win represent religion and culture?
The plot explores economic struggles and the preservation of small institutions. It leans towards a traditional meritocratic victory without a critical look at broader social or capitalist structures.
Does One Win include disability representation?
There is no mention of characters with physical, sensory, or neurodivergent disabilities in the story.
Present on Screen
- Challenges traditional male leadership by highlighting female professional competence.
- Gives ability to act to a collective of female athletes and a female club owner.
- Explores meaningful themes of economic struggle and community preservation.
Limited or Absent
- Lacks explicit representation of LGBTQ+ identities or queer narratives.
- Does not offer a systemic critique of social or capitalist structures.
- Provides limited evidence of multi-ethnic or diverse racial representation.
Official Synopsis
A former volleyball star, Woo-jin has been struggling to keep his children's volleyball school that's about to go out of business. Left without much choice, he agrees to coach a women's volleyball team that is the worst in the league, with only second rate players and an eccentric club owner. According to Woo-jin's contract, all he needs to do is win just one game.
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