Barefoot Ki-Bong backdrop

Barefoot Ki-Bong 2006 Directed by Kwon Soo-kyung 맨발의 기봉이

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.

Production Country South Korea
Language Korean
Spoken Language Korean
Gneres Comedy , Drama , Family
Production Companies Showbox , Taewon Entertainment
Release Date 26 April 2006
100 mins
Cast
Kim Soo-mi Ki-bong's mother
Im Ha-ryong Mr. Baek
Tak Jae-hoon Yeo-chang
Kim Hyo-jin Jung-won
Ji Dae-han Young-sam
Jo Deok-hyeon Mr. Choi
Hwang Eun-jeong Choon-hwa
Do Ji-won Coffe house owner