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| Hangul | 말아톤 |
| Revised Romanization | Maraton |
| McCune–Reischauer | Marat'on |
| Directed by | Jeong Yoon-cheol |
| Written by | Yoon Jin-ho Song Ye-jin Jeong Yoon-cheol |
| Produced by | Seok Myeong-hong Lee Seung-yeop Shin Chang-hwan |
| Starring | Cho Seung-woo Kim Mi-sook |
| Cinematography | Kwon Hyeok-jun |
| Edited by | Hahm Sung-won Nam In-ju |
| Music by | Kim Jun-seong |
| Distributed by | Showbox |
Release date |
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Running time | 117 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$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 (자폐증; japyejeung) which can be translated as "self-closed syndrome."[8][9]
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- ^ "Running Boy This Holiday's Runaway Box Office Hit". The Chosun Ilbo. 13 February 2005. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
- ^ Shin, Ye-ri (19 January 2005). "A film spotlights an autistic runner". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
- ^ "Real life hero of the Korean movie Marathon, Bae Hyeong-jin". KBS World. 27 November 2008. Retrieved 2012-12-17.
- ^ Park, Soo-mee (24 February 2005). "A boy in the crowd who stands alone". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
- ^ Soh, Joon (28 January 2005). "Well-Paced Marathon Is Heartwarming Race". The Korea Times via Hancinema. Retrieved 2013-08-25.