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Marathon

2005 · 117 min

A warm, earnest drama that earns its tears through quiet persistence, blending family struggle with the simple joy of running.

Tagline
His race with the world begins.
Overview
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.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • identity
  • survival
  • healing
  • parenthood
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour4
Realism8
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, family
Directed by
Chung Yoon-chul
Written by
Yoon Jin-ho, Chung Yoon-chul, Song Ye-jin
Starring
Cho Seung-woo, Kim Mi-sook, Lee Ki-young, Baek Sung-hyun, Ahn Nae-sang, Jo Young-kwan, Kim Min-ki, Kim Sun-jae
Music
Kim Jun-seong
Cinematography
Gwon Hyeok-jun
Runtime
117 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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