{{Infobox film | name = Barefoot Ki-bong | image = Barefoot Ki-bong film poster.jpg | caption = Theatrical release poster | native_name = {{Infobox Korean film name/auto|hangul=^맨발의 %_기봉%이}} | director = Kwon Soo-kyung | producer = Chung Tae-won<br />Choe Hyeon-muk<br />Jo Hyeon-gil | writer = Kwon Soo-kyung<br />Kwon Soon-won | starring = Shin Hyun-joon<br />Kim Soo-mi<br />Im Ha-ryong<br />Tak Jae-hoon<br />Kim Hyo-jin | music = Kim U-cheol<br />Park Kyeong-jin | cinematography = Kim Yong-cheol | editing = Kim Sun-min | distributor = Showbox | released = {{Film date|df=y|2006|04|26}} | runtime = 100 minutes | country = South Korea | language = Korean | budget = | gross = $11,968,478 }} '''''Barefoot Ki-bong''''' ({{Korean|hangul=맨발의 기봉이}}) is a 2006 South Korean comedy drama film written and directed by Kwon Soo-kyung, starring Shin Hyun-joon, Kim Soo-mi, Im Ha-ryong, Tak Jae-hoon, and Kim Hyo-jin. It was released theatrically on April 26, 2006.
== Plot == Ki-bong is a mentally challenged forty-year-old man who lives in a rural village with his aging 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 skeptical about his chances of winning, all except for the girl who works in the local photo shop.
== Cast == * Shin Hyun-joon as Um Ki-bong, an old bachelor in a rural village who suffered from a fever at the age of 4 and lost his intelligence at the age of 8, but loves his mother more than anyone else. * Kim Soo-mi as Kim Dong-soon, Ki-bong's mother. * Im Ha-ryong as Baek Yi-jang, the mayor who served 20 consecutive years in the village. * Tak Jae-hoon as Baek Yeo-chang, Yi-jang's immature son. * Kim Hyo-jin as Jeong-won, a kind-hearted woman who runs a photography shop. * Ji Dae-han * Jo Deok-hyeon * Yoo Min-seok * Do Ji-won
==Production== The film based its story on the real person Um Ki Bong,a disabled person who gained attention through a documentary that locally aired in the country for his filial piety and running capabilities.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=016&aid=0000187065|title=한국판'포레스트 검프' 신현준 장애인役출연|work=herald economy|via=Naver|date=2005-10-04}}</ref> The film was filmed in Namhae.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=001&aid=0001136726|title=영화 '맨발의 기봉씨' 남해서 촬영|work=Yonhap News Agency|via=Naver|date=2005-10-31}}</ref>
== Release == ''Barefoot Ki-bong'' was released in South Korea on 26 April 2006,<ref name="Koreanfilm.org">"[https://www.koreanfilm.org/kfilm06.html The Best Selling Films of 2006] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071125211419/http://www.koreanfilm.org/kfilm06.html#overtheborder |date=2007-11-25 }}". ''Koreanfilm.org''. Retrieved on 14 December 2008.</ref> and on its opening weekend was ranked second at the box office with 362,023 admissions.<ref>"[http://www.hancinema.net/korean_boxoffice.php?weekend=2006.04.28+%7E+2006.04.30&title=HanCinema+News&email=&uri=hancinema%2FAUJj&loc=en_US Korean Box Office]" (Week-end 2006.04.28 ~ 2006.04.30). ''HanCinema''. Retrieved on 14 December 2008.</ref> It went on to receive a total of 2,347,311 admissions nationwide, making it the ninth biggest selling Korean film of 2006,<ref name="Koreanfilm.org" /> and grossing (as of 28 May 2006) $11,968,478.<ref>"[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/korea/?yr=2006&wk=21&p=.htm South Korea Box Office May 26–28, 2006]". ''Box Office Mojo''. Retrieved on 14 December 2008.</ref>
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== External links == * {{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20060421144822/http://www.gibong.co.kr/}} {{in lang|ko}} * {{kmdb film|}} * {{hancinema film|}} * {{IMDb title|0845477}}
Category:2006 films Category:2006 Korean-language films Category:2000s sports comedy-drama films Category:South Korean sports comedy-drama films Category:Sport of athletics films Category:Films about disability Category:Showbox films Category:South Korean films based on actual events Category:2006 South Korean films