Barefoot Ki-bong

Barefoot Ki-bong
	Theatrical poster
Hangul	맨발의 기봉이
Revised Romanization	Maenbalui Kibongi
McCune–Reischauer	Maenbal-ŭi Kibongi
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
Release date	26 April 2006;
Running time	100 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	$11,968,478

Barefoot Ki-bong (Korean: 맨발의 기봉이; RR: Maenbalui Kibongi) is a 2006 South Korean film.

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]

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References

"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
Barefoot Ki-bong on IMDb

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[Koreanfilm.org-1] "The Best Selling Films of 2006". 'Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved on 14 December 2008.

[2] "Korean Box Office" (Week-end 2006.04.28 ~ 2006.04.30). HanCinema. Retrieved on 14 December 2008.

[3] "South Korea Box Office May 26–28, 2006". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved on 14 December 2008.