Marathon (2005 film)

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Marathon

Theatrical poster

Hangul 말아톤

Revised Romanization Marathon

McCune–Reischauer Malat‘on

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 Jo 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

Release date  January 27, 2005

Running time 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 Jo 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]

Contents
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 1Plot
 2Cast
 3Remake
 4Awards and nominations
 5References
 6External links

Plot[edit]
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[edit]
 Jo 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[edit]
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[edit]

2005 Baeksang Arts Awards

 Grand Prize (Daesang) for Film

 Best Actor - Jo Seung-woo
 Best Screenplay - Jeong Yoon-cheol
 Nomination - Best Film
 Nomination - Best New Director - Jeong Yoon-cheol
2005 Chunsa Film Art Awards

 Best New Director - Jeong Yoon-cheol

2005 Busan Film Critics Awards

 Best Actor - Jo Seung-woo

2005 Grand Bell Awards[10]

 Best Film
 Best Actor - Jo Seung-woo
 Best New Director - Jeong Yoon-cheol
 Best Planning - Seok Myeong-hong
 Best Original Screenplay - Jeong Yoon-cheol, Song Ye-jin, Yoon Jin-ho
 Best Music - Kim Jun-seong
 Nomination - Best Actress - Kim Mi-sook
 Nomination - Best Supporting Actor - Lee Ki-young
2005 Blue Dragon Film Awards

 Best New Director - Jeong Yoon-cheol

 Best Music - Kim Jun-seong
 Nomination - Best Film
 Nomination - Best Actor - Jo Seung-woo
 Nomination - Best Screenplay - Jeong Yoon-cheol
2005 Korean Film Awards

 Nomination - Best Film

 Nomination - Best Actor - Jo Seung-woo
 Nomination - Best Actress - Kim Mi-sook
 Nomination - Best Supporting Actor - Lee Ki-young
 Nomination - Best New Director - Jeong Yoon-cheol
 Nomination - Best Screenplay - Jeong Yoon-cheol
2005 Director's Cut Awards

 Best New Director - Jeong Yoon-cheol

References[edit]
1. Jump up^ "Marathon". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-12-17.
2. Jump up^ Yang, Sung-jin (19 January 2005). "Cho Seung-woo shines in Running Boy". The
Korea Herald. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
3. Jump up^ Lee, Seung-jae (26 January 2005). "Marathon or Mal-ah-ton". The Dong-a Ilbo.
Retrieved 2013-08-25.
4. Jump up^ "The Best Selling Films of 2005". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
5. Jump up^ "Running Boy This Holiday's Runaway Box Office Hit". The Chosun Ilbo. 13 February
2005. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
6. Jump up^ Shin, Ye-ri (19 January 2005). "A film spotlights an autistic runner". Korea JoongAng
Daily. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
7. Jump up^ "Real life hero of the Korean movie Marathon, Bae Hyeong-jin". KBS World. 27
November 2008. Retrieved 2012-12-17.
8. Jump up^ Park, Soo-mee (24 February 2005). "A boy in the crowd who stands alone". Korea
JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
9. Jump up^ Soh, Joon (28 January 2005). "Well-Paced Marathon Is Heartwarming Race". The
Korea Times via Hancinema. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
10. Jump up^ "Marathon - Awards". Cinemasie. Retrieved 2012-12-17.

External links[edit]
 Official website (in Korean)
 Marathon at the Korean Movie Database
 Marathon on IMDb
 Marathon at HanCinema

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Films directed by Jeong Yoon-cheol

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Grand Bell Award for Best Film

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Baeksang Arts Award Grand Prize – Film

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Autism-related films

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Autism resources

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