Barefoot Ki-Bong
2006, Korean. Directed by Kwon Soo-kyung.
Ki-bong is a man who suffered brain damage as a child and who has the emotional maturity of an 8-year. The village people call him 'Barefoot Ki-Bong' because he runs barefoot with food he has begged and serves his mother before it gets cold. Running is Ki-Bong' greatest skill. It is his mother that Ki-bong loves the most. Ki-bong decides to take part in the National Amateur Half Marathon' in order to buy artificial teeth for his mother with the prize money, and works hard looking forward to the day of the race. Mr. BAEK, the head of the village, volunteers to be Ki-bong's trainer. The village people realize what family and love between family members mean to them when they see Ki-bong, who is considered a non-entity, working hard for the competition. The village gets changed by the efforts of Ki-bong and Mr. BAEK.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Korean
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- Released
- 26 April 2006
- Original title
- 맨발의 기봉이
- Country
- South Korea
- Written by
- Kwon Soo-kyung, Kwon Soon-won
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Barefoot Ki-Bong runs 100 minutes (1h 40m).
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Barefoot Ki-Bong isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 26 April 2006. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like Barefoot Ki-Bong?
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Who directed Barefoot Ki-Bong?
Barefoot Ki-Bong (2006) was directed by Kwon Soo-kyung and stars Shin Hyun-jun, Kim Soo-mi, Im Ha-ryong.