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 - Marathon
- Genre Drama
- Director Jeong Yoon-Cheol
- Cast Jo Seung-Woo, Kim Mi-Sook
- Certification For all ages
- Production Date 2004
- Runtime 117 minutes
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Synopsis

is about a cute and lovable boy named Cho-Won, who adores zebras and choco pies. One day, his mom, Kyung-Sook, is faced with a discouraging future when Cho-Won is diagnosed with autism. However, his mom finds that Cho-Won has a talent for running and begins training him, putting hopes into his running abilities. Time flies, and Cho-Won is now 20 years old. But his mentality is still that of a 5-year-old's. He farts in inappropriate places, speaks in proper form to his younger brother, and dances wildly whenever music comes on, which only stirs attention wherever he goes. Although his actions are that of a hopeless 5-year-old child, his running ability is top notch. Kyung-Sook decides to set her goals on Cho-Won winning the Sub 3 Marathon. One day, Jeong-Wook, a first-place international marathon champion, is assigned to do volunteer work at Cho-Won's school as penance for drunk driving. Kyung-Sook pleads for Jeong-Wook to coach her son. Jeong-Wook only finds the child annoying as he can't understand what Cho-Won is thinking. However, as they spend more time with each other, Jeong-Wook finds Cho-Won to be genuinely honest and begins to adapt to him, and Cho-Won, in return, slowly opens up to Jeong-Wook. Though Jeong-Wook was never able to control his speed and collapsed, he finds that Cho-Won has stamina unmatched by others, and decides that Cho-Won has a chance at the Sub 3 Marathon. Later, Kyung-Sook has an argument with Jeong-Wook and she is left speechless when told not to confuse her attachment to the marathon with the love of her boy. She is unable to shake off the feeling that she was only trying to fulfill her self-interests through a boy who has gone against her words. Kyung-Sook comes to the difficult decision to give up on the marathon when...
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won awards in 7 categories in the 2005 Daejongsang Movie Awards and was named the best movie of the year. (Best Film, Best Music, Best Screenplay, Best Planning, Best New Director, Best Actor - Jo Seung-Woo)
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Photos Courtesy of Cine 21    



 

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