The Most Inspiring Sport Korean Movie, ‘Barefoot Dreams’ to Release in June

To welcome the 2010 FIFA World Cup which will be hold in South Africa, Korean industry film has prepared the sport Korean movie, ‘Barefoot Dreams’ to cheer up the big event. The movie directed by Kim Tae Kyun who helmed ‘Higanjima’ (2009), ‘Crossing’ (2008), and the heartbreaking Korean film ‘A Millionaire’s First Love’, is scheduled to release in the theaters on June 24, 2010.

‘Barefoot Dreams’ is a co-production between South Korea and Japan. The movie is based on true story of former soccer player Kim Won Kwang whose life didn’t turn out quite promising. He left Korea and went to the small country of East Timor to search a new opportunity for his life. One day, he sees street kids playing ball with bare feet. Thinking that this is a good chance to embark new life by selling soccer shoes, he opens a sports stuff store, but he finally realizes none of the kids can afford those fancy shoes or jerseys. He feels despaired and is about to close up the store. Then, he decides to start teaching the kids how to play ball. Although, the East Timor youth soccer team has been in existence for only one year but will go on win two international youth soccer events with the help of Coach Kim Won Kwang. (I think it will be the most inspiring Korean movie for 2010)

Coach Kim Won Kang is portrayed by a rising actor Park Hie Sun. Park received special training as a high school soccer coach and learned parts of Indonesian and East Timor language to support his character. The filming of ‘Barefoot Dreams’ began on November 2009 in East Timor, then Moved to South Korea, and finished shooting on January 28th 2010 in Hiroshima, Japan.






























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