| Race to Freedom: Uhm Bok-dong | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Hangul | 자전차왕 엄복동 |
| Revised Romanization | Jajeonchawang eombokdong |
| Directed by | Kim Yoo-sung |
| Written by | Kim Yoo-sung |
| Produced by | Lee Beom-soo |
| Starring | Rain Kang So-ra Lee Beom-soo |
| Cinematography | Park Yong-soo |
| Edited by | Park Gok-ji Lee Yoon-hee |
| Music by | Choi Yong-rak Lee Ji-yeon |
| Production company | Celltrion Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Celltrion Entertainment |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 116 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Budget | US$13 million |
| Box office | US$1.1 million |
Race to Freedom: Uhm Bok-dong is a 2019 South Korean biographical drama film directed and written by Kim Yoo-sung. It stars Rain as a legendary cyclist Uhm Bok-dong.
This film was a critical and commercial failure, and is considered to be one of the worst South Korean films ever made.
Plot
Based on the true story of famed cyclist Uhm Bok-dong, who became a symbol of pride for Koreans when he defeated Japanese cyclists and won the championship in a bicycle race which took place during the Japanese colonial rule of Korea.
Cast
- Rain as Uhm Bok-dong
- Kang So-ra as Kim Hyung-shin
- Lee Beom-soo as Hwang Jae-ho
- Min Hyo-rin as Kyeong-ja
- Shin Cheol-jin as Oil Shop Owner
- Jo Seo-hoo as Miki
- Oh Min-ae as Sang-goong
- Park Jin-joo
- Ko Chang-seok
- Lee Geung-young
- Lee Si-eon
- Lee Won-jong as Choi Jae-pil
- Hwang Hee as Long sword provost officer
Production
Principal photography began on April 18, 2017, and wrapped on September 29, 2017.
Reception
The film was considered widely among Korean audiences as a massive flop, and a meme about the film having attracted the lowest audiences in South Korean film has given birth to a meme that uses the number of people who watched the film, which was about 170,000, as a unit called 'UBD".
Controversy
The film got into a controversy because of Um's past as a thief.
References
- "자전차왕 엄복동". movie.naver.com. Archived from the original on 2019-10-31. Retrieved 2019-02-23.
- "Daum영화". Archived from the original on 2019-02-24. Retrieved 2019-02-23 – via movie.daum.net.
- "영화 [자전차왕 엄복동] 상세정보". 씨네21. Archived from the original on 2017-06-15. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
- "(Yonhap Interview) New film 'Uhm Bok-dong' pushes Rain to his physical limit". Yonhap News Agency. 21 February 2019. Archived from the original on 24 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- "영화 "비·강소라·이범수 주연, 기억해야 할 조선의 희망 엄복동 이야기" - 한국강사신문". www.lecturernews.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2023-08-27. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
- "Rain, Kang So-ra to star in 'Uhm Bok-dong'". The Korea Herald. 18 April 2017. Archived from the original on 20 May 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- "'1일 1깡'으로 주목받는 '밈', 또 다른 '악플' 우려". edaily. Archived from the original on 2021-10-17. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
- "'엄복동' 실존인물 절도·'국뽕' 논란에 감독·이범수 반응은". Archived from the original on 2021-10-17. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
External links
- Race to Freedom: Um Bok Dong at HanCinema
- Race to Freedom: Um Bok Dong at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
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