Marathon (2005 film)
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Directed by | Jeong Yoon-cheol |
Produced by | Seok Myeong-hong Lee Seung-yeop Shin Chang-hwan |
Written by | Yoon Jin-ho Song Ye-jin Jeong Yoon-cheol |
Starring | Cho Seung-woo Kim Mi-sook |
Music by | Kim Jun-seong |
Cinematography | Kwon Hyeok-jun |
Edited by | Hahm Sung-won Nam In-ju |
Distributed by | Showbox |
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117 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Box office | US$33.3 million[1] |
Marathon (Hangul: 말아톤; RR: Maraton) is a 2005 South Korean film directed by Jeong Yoon-cheol, and starring Cho Seung-woo and Kim Mi-sook.[2][3] It received 5,148,022 admissions, making it the 4th most attended Korean film of 2005.[4][5]
Based on the true story of Bae Hyeong-jin, an autistic marathon runner,[6][7] the film popularized the South Korean term for autism (Hangul: 자폐증; RR: japyejeung) which can be translated as "self-closed syndrome."[8][9]
Plot
A young man with autism, named Cho-won, finds release only in running. As a child, Cho-won regularly had meltdowns, bit himself, and struggled to communicate with others—finding solace only in zebras and the Korean snack, choco pie. His mother never gave up on him and was determined to prove to the world that her child can achieve. As Cho-won gets older, he begins to find a passion for running and his mother is there to encourage and support him. Even though their family suffers from financial difficulties, they find a former marathon champion, Jung-wook — now a lethargic older man with an alcohol problem.
Jung-wook, who is serving community service hours as a physical education teacher for a DUI, grudgingly accepts the offer to train Cho-won in marathon running, but eventually becomes lazy with him. The coach often takes Cho-won's snack, and takes Cho-won to a jjimjilbang to relax. Even though Jung-wook slacks off most of the time, Cho-won's determination for running is firm (he accidentally runs 100 laps around a soccer field when the coach told him to without literally meaning it).
He takes third place in a 10 km running race, which causes his mother to set another goal for her son: to run a full marathon under three hours. This is not an easy task, however, as Cho-won wants to win but doesn’t know how to pace himself. Therefore, his mother pleads the coach to run with Cho-won in order to teach him how to pace his running. The movie shows the emotional struggles of a mother who is not sure if she is forcing her son to run or if it truly is his passion. The movie further explores and shows deep love and genuine purity through Cho-won.
Cast
- Cho Seung-woo - Cho-won
- Kim Mi-sook - Kyeong-sook, Cho-won's mother
- Lee Ki-young - Jung-wook
- Baek Sung-hyun - Yun Jung-won
- Ahn Nae-sang - Cho-won's father
Remake
A Japanese drama remake of the same title (マラソン) aired on TBS on September 20, 2007. It starred Ninomiya Kazunari in the lead role.
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Recipients | Result | Ref. |
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41st Baeksang Arts Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) for Film | Marathon | Won | |
Best Film | Nominated | ||||
Best Actor | Cho Seung-woo | Won | |||
Best Screenplay | Jeong Yoon-cheol | Won | |||
Best New Director | Nominated | ||||
13th Chunsa Film Art Awards | Won | ||||
Best Actor | Cho Seung-woo | Nominated | |||
6th Busan Film Critics Awards | Won | ||||
42nd Grand Bell Awards | Best Film | Marathon | Won | [10] | |
Best Actor | Cho Seung-woo | Won | |||
Popularity Award | Won | ||||
Best Actress | Kim Mi-sook | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Lee Ki-young | Nominated | |||
Best New Director | Jeong Yoon-cheol | Won | |||
Best Planning | Seok Myeong-hong | Won | |||
Best Original Screenplay | Jeong Yoon-cheol, Song Ye-jin, Yoon Jin-ho | Won | |||
Best Music | Kim Jun-seong | Won | |||
26th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Film | Marathon | Nominated | [11] | |
Best Actor | Cho Seung-woo | Nominated | |||
Popular Star Award | Won | ||||
Best New Director | Jeong Yoon-cheol | Won | |||
Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
Best Music | Kim Jun-seong | Won | |||
4th Korean Film Awards | Best Film | Marathon | Nominated | ||
Best Actor | Cho Seung-woo | Nominated | |||
Best Actress | Kim Mi-sook | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Lee Ki-young | Nominated | |||
Best New Director | Jeong Yoon-cheol | Nominated | |||
Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
8th Director's Cut Awards | Best New Director | Won | |||
1st Premiere Rising Star Awards | Best Actor | Cho Seung-woo | Won | ||
14th Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival | Best Actor, International Film category | Won | [12] |
References
- ↑ "Marathon". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-12-17.
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- ↑ "The Best Selling Films of 2005". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
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- ↑ "Marathon - Awards". Cinemasie. Retrieved 2012-12-17.
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External links
- 2005 films
- Korean-language films
- Articles containing Korean-language text
- Official website not in Wikidata
- Articles with Korean-language external links
- 2000s drama films
- South Korean drama films
- South Korean films
- South Korean sports films
- South Korean biographical films
- Biographical films about sportspeople
- Running films
- Films about autism
- Films about disabled sports
- Films shot in Seoul
- Films based on actual events
- Films directed by Jeong Yoon-cheol
- Directorial debut films
- Best Picture Grand Bell Award winners
- Showbox films