Barefoot Ki-Bong (2006)

Barefoot Ki-Bong (2006)

2006-04-26 South Korea 100 Min. PG-13
5.75 4 votes

Overview

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.

Cast

신현준 is Ki-bong
Ki-bong
김수미 is Ki-bong's mother
Ki-bong's mother
임하룡 is Mr. Baek
Mr. Baek
탁재훈 is Yeo-chang
Yeo-chang
김효진 is Jung-won
Jung-won
지대한 is Young-sam
Young-sam
조덕현 is Mr. Choi
Mr. Choi
황은정 is Choon-hwa
Choon-hwa
도지원 is Coffe house owner
Coffe house owner