A Barefoot Dream

A Barefoot Dream
Film poster
Directed byKim Tae-kyun
Written byKim Gwang-hun
Produced byKim Tae-kyun
Yu Jeong-hun
StarringPark Hee-soon
Ko Chang-seok
CinematographyJeong Han-cheol
Edited byShin Min-kyung
Music byKim Jun-seok
Distributed byShowbox/Mediaplex
Release date
  • 24 June 2010 (2010-06-24)
Running time
121 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$2 million[1]

A Barefoot Dream (Korean: 맨발의 꿈; RR: Maenbalui Kkum) is a 2010 South Korea-Japanese sports drama film co-production between South Korea and Japan directed by Kim Tae-kyun.[2] It is based on the true story of Kim Shin-hwan, a retired Korean footballer who goes to East Timor after his business fails and launches a youth football team, thus becoming the "Hiddink of Korea."[3][4][5] The film was selected as the South Korean entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards but it did not make the final shortlist.[6][7] The film recorded 332,699 admissions during its theatrical run in South Korea.[8]

Plot

Kim Won-kang (Park Hee-soon) is a former football prospect whose life did not turn out quite as he had hoped. He heads to East Timor, where he thinks there will be plenty of opportunities for him. One day, he sees a group of street kids playing football with bare feet. Thinking he can score by selling football shoes, he opens a sports equipment store, but realizes none of the kids can afford those fancy shoes or jerseys. Again, despaired, he is about to close up the store. Then, he decides to teach the kids how to play football. Penniless and still without shoes, they decide to compete in an international tournament in Japan.

Cast

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References

  1. ^ "A Barefoot Dream (2010)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  2. ^ Lee, Hyo-won (30 June 2010). "Director Kim discovers hope in East Timor". The Korea Times. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  3. ^ Lee, Hyo-won (24 June 2010). "Barefoot Dream fuels football fever". The Korea Times. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Lee Young-pyo donates to East Timor football team". The Korea Times. 2 July 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  5. ^ Yun, Suh-young (27 February 2012). "2 Barefoot Dream stars to attend college here". The Korea Times. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  6. ^ Holdsworth, Nick (7 September 2010). "Three countries join Oscar race". Variety. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  7. ^ "9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar Race". Oscars.org. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
  8. ^ "Theatrical Releases in 2010: Box-Office Admission Results". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 4 June 2012.