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Race to Freedom: Um Bok-dong
Race to Freedom: Um Bok-dong

Race to Freedom: Um Bok-dong

Genres

Drama

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During the Japanese colonial rule of Korea, while people are in despair, Jae-ho tries to raise morale by winning cycle championship. Bok-dong, who started cycling with Jae-ho just to make a forture, becomes a symbol of hope for Koreans by defeating Japanese cyclists.

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Budget

$12547000

Revenue

$1091477

Status

Released

Original Language

Korean

Runtime

116 mins

Rating

6.7/10

Release Date

27 February 2019

Country

South Korea

Cast

Rain

Rain

Um Bok-dong

Kang So-ra

Kang So-ra

Kim Hyung-shin

Lee Beom-soo

Lee Beom-soo

Hwang Jae-ho

Ko Chang-seok

Ko Chang-seok

Ahn Do-min

Kim Hee-won

Kim Hee-won

Sakamoto

Min Hyo-rin

Min Hyo-rin

Gyeong-ja

Lee Si-eon

Lee Si-eon

Lee Hong-dae

Park Jin-joo

Park Jin-joo

Bong-sun

Jung Suk-won

Jung Suk-won

Katsura

Choi Dae-chul

Choi Dae-chul

Cheon Byeong-chul

Shin Soo-hang

Shin Soo-hang

Gwi-dong

Cho Seo-hoo

Cho Seo-hoo

Miki

Jeong Seung-won

Jeong Seung-won

Gwang-sik

Song Jae-ho

Song Jae-ho

King

Park Keun-hyong

Park Keun-hyong

Hasegawa

Lee Kyung-young

Lee Kyung-young

Uhm Sun-yang

Lee Han-wi

Lee Han-wi

Shoemaker

Kim Il-woo

Kim Il-woo

Bike shop manager

Lee Won-jong

Lee Won-jong

Choi Jae-pil

WAX

WAX

Mrs. Chung

Oh Min-ae

Oh Min-ae

Senior Court Lady

Do Yong-gu

Do Yong-gu

Government-General Agent

Yoon Byung-hee

Yoon Byung-hee

Reporter

Cha Sung-je

Cha Sung-je

Child

Lee Chan-yu

Lee Chan-yu

News boy

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