Rebound

Rebound is a 2023 South Korean sports drama film directed by Jang Hang-jun. Kim Eun-hee with Kwon Seong-hui wrote the screenplay based on the true story of basketball coach Kang Yang-hyeon and the Busan Jungang High School's 2012 run to the national championships final despite having only six players on its roster. The film stars Ahn Jae-hong as coach Kang and Lee Shin-young, Jeong Jin-woon and Jung Gun-joo as the players. It was released theatrically in South Korea on April 5, 2023. Synopsis The once-renowned basketball team of in Busan is in shambles and on the verge of being shut down after years of poor performance. Alumnus Kang Yang-hyeon, who had been on the coaching staff of the U-16 boys' national team, is brought in as the new head coach, but his appointment sparks many players to walk out as they refuse to play under a still-relatively unknown coach. After some convincing, Coach Kang manages to scrape together a ragtag team of six players, most of whom were rejected by other top basketball schools, for the upcoming National Basketball Championships. He tries to engrain in them the mindset of teamwork and not wasting any loose balls, as summarized by his motto: "There is no such thing as missed shots, only rebounds!" Cast Jungang High School's basketball team