Barefoot Ki-Bong

Barefoot Ki-Bong (2006) is a drama, comedy film directed by Kwon Soo-kyung rated 5.8/10.

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.

Cast

Shin Hyun-jun

Ki-bong

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

Geum Dong-hyeon

Mr. Noh

Hwang Eun-jeong

Choon-hwa

Do Ji-won

Coffe house owner

Lim Hyung-jun

Taxi driver

Yoo Min-seok

Chil-bok