Race to Freedom: Um Bok Dong explained

Race to Freedom: Uhm Bok-dong
Native Name:
Hangul:자전차왕 엄복동
Rr:Jajeonchawang eombokdong
Director:Kim Yoo-sung
Producer:Lee Beom-soo
Starring:Rain
Kang So-ra
Lee Beom-soo
Music:Choi Yong-rak
Lee Ji-yeon
Cinematography:Park Yong-soo
Editing:Park Gok-ji
Lee Yoon-hee
Studio:Celltrion Entertainment
Distributor:Celltrion Entertainment
Runtime:116 minutes
Country:South Korea
Language:Korean

Race to Freedom: Uhm Bok-dong is a 2019 South Korean biographical drama film directed and written by Kim Yoo-sung.[1] [2] [3] [4] 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.[5]

Cast

Production

Principal photography began on April 18, 2017, and wrapped on September 29, 2017.[6]

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".[7]

Controversy

The film got into a controversy because of Um's past as a thief.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 자전차왕 엄복동. movie.naver.com. 2019-02-23. 2019-10-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20191031020852/https://movie.naver.com/movie/bi/mi/basic.nhn?code=159070. live.
  2. Web site: Daum영화. movie.daum.net. 2019-02-23. 2019-02-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20190224115749/https://movie.daum.net/moviedb/main?movieId=108882. live.
  3. Web site: 영화 [자전차왕 엄복동] 상세정보]. 씨네21. 2017-05-21. 2017-06-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20170615012251/http://www.cine21.com/movie/info/?movie_id=50747. live.
  4. Web site: (Yonhap Interview) New film 'Uhm Bok-dong' pushes Rain to his physical limit . . 23 February 2019 . en . 21 February 2019 . 24 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190224115803/https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20190221006900315?section=tongtongtv/news . live .
  5. Web site: 영화 "비·강소라·이범수 주연, 기억해야 할 조선의 희망 엄복동 이야기" - 한국강사신문. www.lecturernews.com. ko. 2019-06-14. 2023-08-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20230827221502/https://www.lecturernews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=16904. live.
  6. Web site: Rain, Kang So-ra to star in 'Uhm Bok-dong'. 18 April 2017. The Korea Herald. 21 May 2017. 20 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170520194846/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20170418000583. live.
  7. Web site: '1일 1깡'으로 주목받는 '밈', 또 다른 '악플' 우려. edaily. 2021-10-17. 2021-10-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20211017155627/https://www.edaily.co.kr/news/read?newsId=01085686625772856&mediaCodeNo=258. live.
  8. Web site: '엄복동' 실존인물 절도·'국뽕' 논란에 감독·이범수 반응은. 2021-10-17. 2021-10-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20211017160541/http://star.ohmynews.com/NWS_Web/OhmyStar/at_pg_w.aspx?CNTN_CD=A0002513186. live.