Barefoot Ki-BongMovie
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.
About Barefoot Ki-Bong
Barefoot Ki-Bong is a 2006 drama, comedy, family movie directed by Kwon Soo-kyung.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 40m, production credits from South Korea, an original language code of KO.
The credited cast includes Shin Hyun-jun, Kim Soo-mi, Im Ha-ryong, Tak Jae-hoon. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
