Barefoot Ki-bong
Encyclopedia
Barefoot Ki-bong is a 2006 South Korean film.
on 26 April 2006, and on its opening weekend was ranked second at the box office with 362,023 admissions. It went on to receive a total of 2,347,311 admissions nationwide, making it the ninth biggest selling Korean film of 2006, and grossing (as of 28 May 2006) $
11,968,478.
Plot
Ki-bong is a mentally challenged forty year-old man who lives in a rural village with his ageing 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 sceptical about his chances of winning, all except for the girl who works in the local photo shop.Cast
- Shin Hyun-junShin Hyun-junShin Hyun-jun is a popular actor from South Korea. He is well known for portraying Ki-bong in the movie Barefoot Ki-bong and the photographer in South Korea's most popular music video "Because I'm A Girl" performed by KISS. He is best known as 아랍왕자 due to his foreign look and long eyelashes...
... Ki-bong - Kim Soo-mi ... Mrs. Om, Ki-bong's mother
- Im Ha-ryong ... Mr. Baek
- Tak Jae-hoon
- Kim Hyo-jinKim Hyo-jinKim Hyo-jin is a South Korean actress.- Career :Kim began her career modeling in teen magazines, and made her acting debut in 1999. She is most well known for her roles as the youngest of the three sisters in sex comedy film Everybody Has Secrets and as the female lead character in family drama I...
- Ji Dae-han
- Jo Deok-hyeon
- Yoo Min-seok
- Do Ji-won
Release
Barefoot Ki-bong was released in South KoreaSouth Korea
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on 26 April 2006, and on its opening weekend was ranked second at the box office with 362,023 admissions. It went on to receive a total of 2,347,311 admissions nationwide, making it the ninth biggest selling Korean film of 2006, and grossing (as of 28 May 2006) $
United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
11,968,478.