Victory
Victory
Pil-seon and Mina are film characters portrayed as a dance duo in Geoje in 1999. The cheerleading team that served as the real-life inspiration was formed in the 1980s, but the film is primarily set in 1999. Se-hyeon is a cheerleader who transferred from Seoul and is a character in the film who helps found the team.
OVERALL TRUTH BASIS · Fact-based dramatization
Inspired by a high school cheerleading team actually formed in Geoje, the film moves its setting to 1999 and creates its characters and team storyline.
Formation of Geoje’s first high school cheerleading team in the 1980s
The event in which the first high school cheerleading team was actually formed in Geoje, and which served as the film’s inspiration.
FACT / FICTION
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Fact / Fiction verification
10 recordsVictory is a 119-minute Korean drama directed by Park Beom-su that was released on August 14, 2024.
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- The KOFIC film database confirms this.
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- Victory (2024)KOFIC / KoBiz · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
The film was inspired by the true story of the first high school cheerleading team actually formed in Geoje.
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- KOFIC New Films directly describes it as “based on the true story.”
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- Victory - New FilmsKOFIC / KoBiz · Production material · Grade AOpen source →
The cheerleading team that served as the real-life inspiration was formed in the 1980s, but the film is mainly set in 1999.
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- KOFIC describes the real team as dating from the 1980s and the film as set in Geoje in 1999.
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- Victory - New FilmsKOFIC / KoBiz · Production material · Grade AOpen source →
Pil-seon and Mina are characters in the film, portrayed as a dance duo in Geoje in 1999.
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- The official KOFIC synopsis introduces the two characters and does not specify any correspondence to particular real people.
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- Victory - New FilmsKOFIC / KoBiz · Production material · Grade AOpen source →
Se-hyeon is a character in the film who transfers from Seoul and helps establish the team as a cheerleader.
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- This is the character description in the KOFIC synopsis.
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- Victory - New FilmsKOFIC / KoBiz · Production material · Grade AOpen source →
The team name “Millennium Girls” and the 1999 soccer-cheering storyline in the film do not reproduce the history of the actual 1980s team exactly.
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- The official introduction explains that the film was inspired by the actual 1980s team and reworked into a 1999 storyline.
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- Victory - New FilmsKOFIC / KoBiz · Production material · Grade AOpen source →
The film recreates the atmosphere of the era using popular songs from 1999 and a retro color palette.
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- KOFIC New Films explains that the film uses music from the time and a faded pastel tone.
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- Victory - New FilmsKOFIC / KoBiz · Production material · Grade AOpen source →
The main cast includes Lee Hyeri, Park Se-wan, Lee Jung-ha, and Cho A-ram.
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- The KOFIC film database and New Films confirm this.
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- Victory (2024)KOFIC / KoBiz · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
- Victory - New FilmsKOFIC / KoBiz · Production material · Grade AOpen source →
It was invited as the opening film of the 2024 London Korean Film Festival.
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- The KOFIC invitation record documents this.
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- Victory (2024)KOFIC / KoBiz · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
It was also invited as the opening film of the 2024 New York Asian Film Festival.
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- This is recorded in the KOFIC invitation history.
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- Victory (2024)KOFIC / KoBiz · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
CHARACTER ↔ PERSON
Characters and real people
미나
Fictional character세현
Fictional composite character필선
Fictional characterOther related people
Park Beom-su
Film directorSources used
- Victory (2024)KOFIC / KoBiz · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
- Victory - New FilmsKOFIC / KoBiz · Production material · Grade AOpen source →