Barefoot Ki-Bong (2006)

Original title: 맨발의 기봉이 · Released 2006-04-26 · 100 min · Comedy, Family, Drama · Rated All ages

Ki-bong is a man who suffered brain damage as a child and who has the emotional maturity of an 8-year. The village people call him 'Barefoot Ki-Bong' because he runs barefoot with food he has begged and serves his mother before it gets cold. Running is Ki-Bong' greatest skill. It is his mother that Ki-bong loves the most. Ki-bong decides to take part in the National Amateur Half Marathon' in order to buy artificial teeth for his mother with the prize money, and works hard looking forward to the day of the race. Mr. BAEK, the head of the village, volunteers to be Ki-bong's trainer. The village people realize what family and love between family members mean to them when they see Ki-bong, who is considered a non-entity, working hard for the competition. The village gets changed by the efforts of Ki-bong and Mr. BAEK.

Directed by

Kwon Soo-kyung (권수경)

Written by

Kwon Soo-kyung (권수경), Kwon Soon-won (권순원), Chung Tae-won (정태원)

Cinematography

Kim Yong-cheol

Editing

Kim Sun-min (김선민)

Music

Kim Sang-man (김상만), Kim Woo-chul (김우철), Tak Jae-hoon (탁재훈)

Produced by

Yoo Jae-hwan (유재환), Chung Tae-won (정태원), Choi Hyun-mook (최현묵)

Cast

Companies

TAEWON ENTERTAINMENT, Showbox Corp, iHQ, Inc.

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