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{{Infobox film

| name = Barefoot Ki-bong

| image = Barefoot Ki-bong film poster.jpg

| caption = Theatrical poster

| native_name =

| director = Kwon Soo-kyung

| producer = Chung Tae-won
Choe Hyeon-muk
Jo Hyeon-gil

| writer = Kwon Soo-kyung
Kwon Soon-won

| starring = Shin Hyun-joon
Kim Soo-mi

| music = Kim U-cheol
Park Kyeong-jin

| cinematography = Kim Yong-cheol

| editing = Kim Sun-min

| distributor = Showbox

| released =

| runtime = 100 minutes

| country = South Korea

| language = Korean

| budget =

| gross = $11,968,478

}}

'Barefoot Ki-bong' is a 2006 South Korean film.

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 Ki-bong

* Kim Soo-mi as Mrs. Om, Ki-bong's mother

* Im Ha-ryong as Mr. Baek

* Tak Jae-hoon

* Kim Hyo-jin

* Ji Dae-han

* Jo Deok-hyeon

* Yoo Min-seok

* Do Ji-won

Release



'Barefoot Ki-bong' was released in South Korea on 26 April 2006,"[http://www.koreanfilm.org/kfilm06.html#overtheborder The Best Selling Films of 2006]". 'Koreanfilm.org'. Retrieved on 14 December 2008. and on its opening weekend was ranked second at the box office with 362,023 admissions."[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. It went on to receive a total of 2,347,311 admissions nationwide, making it the ninth biggest selling Korean film of 2006, and grossing (as of 28 May 2006) $11,968,478."[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/korea/?yr=2006&wk=21&p=.htm South Korea Box Office May 2628, 2006]". 'Box Office Mojo'. Retrieved on 14 December 2008.

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