Marathon
7.6
“His race with the world begins.”
Cho-won is an autistic but happy young man who loves to draw zebras and run. His mother wants him to feel normal by accomplishing a feat that no one thought his son could achieve. With the help of a coach in exile, she trains him to become a marathon runner.
Cast
20 people
Cho Seung-woo
Yoon Cho-won
Known for
Stranger
Sisyphus
Kim Mi-sook
Kyung-sook
Known for
Little Women
City Hunter
Lee Ki-young
Coach Son Jung-wook
Known for
Vagabond
Big Mouth
Baek Sung-hyun
Yoon Jung-won
Known for
Stairway to Heaven
Doctors
Ahn Nae-sang
Hee-geun
Known for
Hi Bye, Mama!
18 Again
Jo Young-kwan
Young Cho-won
No other roles listed
Kim Min-ki
Young Jung-won
Kim Sun-jae
Teacher
Also in
A Single Spark
Time Between Dog and Wolf
Tak Yong-shin
Principal
No other roles listed
Jeon Su-ji
Se-Yeon
Known for
Signal
A Virtuous Business
Park So-eun
Young Se-yeon
Known for
Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage
The Classic
Woo Ki-hong
Jurnalist
Known for
My Mister
A Tale of Two Sisters
Chung Yoon-chul Director · Song Ye-jin Writer Yoon Jin-ho Writer
First release January 27, 2005 · Produced in South Korea · Production Showbox, Cineline
Production
Cineline 2
Production
Showbox
Production
Cineline
Production
South Korea
Produced in
Languages
Original title
말아톤
Original language
Korean
Spoken on screen
Korean
Release dates
South Korea · January 27, 2005
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
April 26, 2006 · Theatrical
Netherlands
December 5, 2011 · Physical · DVD
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