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Marathon (Hangul: 말아톤; RR: Maraton) is a 2005 South Korean film directed by Jeong Yoon-cheol, and starring Jo Seung-woo, Kim Mi-sook and Lee Ki-young. It received 5,148,022 admissions, making it the 4th most attended Korean film of 2005.
Based on the true story of Bae Hyeong-jin, an autistic marathon runner, the film popularized the South Korean term for autism (Hangul: 자폐증; RR: japyejeung) which can be translated as "self-closed syndrome."
Original Release
01/27/2005
US Release
01/24/2012
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Cho Seung-woo | Cho-won Yoon / Yoon Cho-Won |
| Kim Mi-Sook | Kyung-sook Yoon / Kyung-Sook |
| Ahn Nae-sang | Cho-won's dad / Hee-Geun |
| Su-ji Jeon | Se-yeon |
| Sun-Jae Kim | Chowon's Homeroom Teacher |
| Mi-suk Park | |
| Lee Sung-min | Coach Son Jung-Wook's friend / Jung-wook's Friend |
| Vanessa Romero | Police Station Officer |
| Miklós Ómolnár | Jung-won Yoon |
| John Bradley | Jung-wook |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Cho Seung-woo | Cho-won Yoon / Yoon Cho-Won |
| Kim Mi-Sook | Kyung-sook Yoon / Kyung-Sook |
| Ahn Nae-sang | Cho-won's dad / Hee-Geun |
| Su-ji Jeon | Se-yeon |
| Sun-Jae Kim | Chowon's Homeroom Teacher |
| Mi-suk Park | |
| Lee Sung-min | Coach Son Jung-Wook's friend / Jung-wook's Friend |
| Vanessa Romero | Police Station Officer |
| Miklós Ómolnár | Jung-won Yoon |
| John Bradley | Jung-wook |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Jeong Tae-sung | Executive Producer |
| Myeong-hong Seok | Producer |
