Race to Freedom: Um Bok-dong
2019 1h 56m movie Film South Korea

Race to Freedom: Um Bok-dong

자전차왕 엄복동

Synopsis

자전차왕 엄복동

During the Japanese colonial rule of Korea, while people are in despair, Jae-ho tries to raise morale by winning cycle championship. Bok-dong, who started cycling with Jae-ho just to make a forture, becomes a symbol of hope for Koreans by defeating Japanese cyclists.

The 2018–2020 South Korea Window

272 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Race to Freedom: Um Bok-dong sits at position #203.

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The 2010s South Korea Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Race to Freedom: Um Bok-dong premiered. 719 total titles in this decade from South Korea.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$12.5M
Budget
$1.1M
Revenue
Net Profit
0.1×
Return Ratio

At a 1h 56m runtime, production spent $108K per minute on screen and earned $9K per minute back.

Reception Benchmarks

6.8
TMDB Rating
12
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #820 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (41st percentile by TMDB audience score).

Among South Korea Drama productions specifically: #571 of 868 (top 66%).

Production Details

Primary Country South Korea
Original Language Korean
Production Companies Celltrion Entertainment
Runtime 1h 56m
Release Date February 27, 2019
IMDb tt9764654

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