South Korea Synopsis
맨발의 꿈
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
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with A Barefoot Dream. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Showbox
Drama + Comedy in South Korea
214 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding A Barefoot Dream itself).
The 2009–2011 South Korea Window
A Barefoot Dream holds position #42 of 137 South Korea films in the 2009–2011 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in South Korea, 719 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when A Barefoot Dream premiered alongside 53 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 53 other South Korea films in 2010.
The 403rd South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (931 films).
Audience Engagement
12 audience reviews — more than 17% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 13th percentile among South Korea films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #625 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (55th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.2 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Drama productions specifically: #430 of 868 (top 50%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Spoken Languages | Korean, Indonesian, English |
| Production Companies | Showbox, Camp B |
| Runtime | 2h 1m |
| Release Date | June 24, 2010 |
| IMDb | tt1583213 |