A Barefoot Dream - 2010

After a series of pipe dream ventures go belly up, retired pro soccer player Kim Won-kang happens to visit East Timor, where he finds children playing the game barefoot on rocky pitches. Sensing a new business opportunity on finding the country doesn't have a single sporting goods store, he embarks on a scheme to get rich quick by purveying athletic shoes to the unshod youngsters. Sadly, no one there can afford to pay $60 for a pair of shoes, even on a generous installment plan, and before he knows it, he is reduced to coaching a team of ragged 10-year-olds and prospects are looking grim. Written by Palm Springs Internation Film Festival

121min
2010
All
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating7.1/10

Cast

Park Hee-soon profile picturePark Hee-soonCoach Kim Won-Kang
Ko Chang-seok profile pictureKo Chang-seokPark In-Gi
Im Won-hee profile pictureIm Won-heeDirector Poong
Kim Seo-hyung profile pictureKim Seo-hyungReporter Yoo Bo-Hyeon
Shin Cheol-jin profile pictureShin Cheol-jinShin Young-hoon

About A Barefoot Dream

A Barefoot Dream Overview

After a series of pipe dream ventures go belly up, retired pro soccer player Kim Won-kang happens to visit East Timor, where he finds children playing the game barefoot on rocky pitches. Sensing a new business opportunity on finding the country doesn't have a single sporting goods store, he embarks on a scheme to get rich quick by purveying athletic shoes to the unshod youngsters. Sadly, no one there can afford to pay $60 for a pair of shoes, even on a generous installment plan, and before he knows it, he is reduced to coaching a team of ragged 10-year-olds and prospects are looking grim. Written by Palm Springs Internation Film Festival

Age Rating: All
Runtime: 121min

Extra details

Original Title: 맨발의 꿈
Original Language: Korean
Directed By: Kim Tae-gyun
Production Companies
ShowboxCamp B