South Korea 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.
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The 2018–2020 South Korea Window
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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 Race to Freedom: Um Bok-dong premiered alongside 88 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 56m runtime, production spent $108K per minute on screen and earned $9K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 88 other South Korea films in 2019.
The 1023rd 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 36th percentile among South Korea films.
Reception Benchmarks
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 |