Marathon (2005 film)

Marathon
Theatrical release poster
Hangul
말아톤
Revised RomanizationMaraton
McCune–ReischauerMarat'on
Directed byJeong Yoon-cheol
Written byYoon Jin-ho
Song Ye-jin
Jeong Yoon-cheol
Produced bySeok Myeong-hong
Lee Seung-yeop
Shin Chang-hwan
StarringCho Seung-woo
Kim Mi-sook
CinematographyKwon Hyeok-jun
Edited byHahm Sung-won
Nam In-ju
Music byKim Jun-seong
Distributed byShowbox
Release date
  • January 27, 2005 (2005-01-27)
Running time
117 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$33.3 million[1]

Marathon (Korean: 말아톤) is a 2005 South Korean drama 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 (Korean: 자폐증; RR: japyejeung) which can be translated as "self-closed syndrome."[8][9]

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