Barefoot Ki-bong
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| Directed by | Kwon Soo-kyung |
| Produced by | Chung Tae-won Choe Hyeon-muk Jo Hyeon-gil |
| Written by | Kwon Soo-kyung Kwon Soon-won |
| Starring | Shin Hyun-joon Kim Soo-mi |
| Music by | Kim U-cheol Park Kyeong-jin |
| Cinematography | Kim Yong-cheol |
| Edited by | Kim Sun-min |
| Distributed by | Showbox |
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100 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | $11,968,478 |
Barefoot Ki-bong (Hangul: 맨발의 기봉이; RR: Maenbalui Kibongi) is a 2006 South Korean film.
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Plot
Ki-bong is a mentally challenged forty-year-old man who lives in a rural village with his aging mother. After accidentally winning a local race, Ki-bong finds himself training for the National Amateur Half Marathon so that he can buy his mother some false teeth with the prize money. Despite being coached by the head of the village, Mr. Baek, the villagers remain skeptical about his chances of winning, all except for the girl who works in the local photo shop.
Cast
- Shin Hyun-joon as Ki-bong
- Kim Soo-mi as Mrs. Om, Ki-bong's mother
- Im Ha-ryong as Mr. Baek
- Tak Jae-hoon
- Kim Hyo-jin
- Ji Dae-han
- Jo Deok-hyeon
- Yoo Min-seok
- Do Ji-won
Release
Barefoot Ki-bong was released in South Korea on 26 April 2006,[1] and on its opening weekend was ranked second at the box office with 362,023 admissions.[2] It went on to receive a total of 2,347,311 admissions nationwide, making it the ninth biggest selling Korean film of 2006,[1] and grossing (as of 28 May 2006) $11,968,478.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The Best Selling Films of 2006". 'Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved on 14 December 2008.
- ↑ "Korean Box Office" (Week-end 2006.04.28 ~ 2006.04.30). HanCinema. Retrieved on 14 December 2008.
- ↑ "South Korea Box Office May 26–28, 2006". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved on 14 December 2008.
External links
- Barefoot Ki-bong at the Korean Movie Database
- Barefoot Ki-bong at HanCinema
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Barefoot Ki-bong at IMDb
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