Name: Race to Freedom - Um Bok Dong
Genre: Drama
Released: 2019-02-27
Rating: 9.7
Cast: Lee Beom Soo, Kang Sora, Rain, Min Hyo Rin, Kim Hee Won

Lee Beom Soo is a popular veteran South Korean actor. Born on January 3, 1970, he made his acting debut in the 1990 film “Yes, Let’s Look Up at the Sky Now and Again.” He rose to stardom after his 2003 film role in “Singles” and has since starred in many popular films, including “Over My Dead Body” (2012), and television dramas, including his recent hits “Giant” (2010), “History of the Salaryman” (2012), “Dr. Jin” (2012), “IRIS 2” (2013), “The Prime Minister Is Dating” (2013), “Triangle” (2014), “Last” (2015) and “Moorim School” (2016). After a four-month first marriage in 2003, Lee Beom Soo married Lee Yoon Jin in 2010 and they have two children. With daughter So Eul and son Da Eul, Lee Beom Soo joined the cast of the popular reality show “The Return of Superman” in 2016.

Lee Beom Soo

Kang Sora is a popular South Korean actress. Born on February 18, 1990, she made her acting debut in the 2009 horror movie "4th Period Mystery" and shot to fame after her starring role in the 2011 blockbuster "Sunny." She also garnered critical acclaim for her role in the television dramas "Incomplete Life" (2014), "Doctor Stranger" (2014), "Warm and Cozy" (2015) and "My Lawyer, Mr. Jo" (2016)

Kang Sora

Rain is the stage name of Jung Ji Hoon, a popular South Korean singer-songwriter, record producer and actor who is well known in Hollywood as well as throughout Asia. Rain made his music debut in 1998 at the age of 16 with the boy band Fanclub. He made his music solo debut in 2002 and his acting debut in 2003 in the Korean drama “Sang Doo! Let’s Go to School.” He rose to fame when he starred in the 2004 hit drama “Full House,” which brought him the Best Actor Award at the 2004 KBS Drama Awards. Rain’s fame expanded to the United States in 2006 with several sold-out shows in Madison Square Garden and Las Vegas. He was included in People magazine’s “Most Beautiful People” issue in 2007. He appeared in the Hollywood films “Speed Racer” in 2008 and in 2009’s “Ninja Assassin,” for which he received the Biggest Badass Award at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards. He also starred in the 2014 gangster film “The Prince” with Bruce Willis, John Cusack and Jason Patric. His recent drama credits include “She’s So Lovable” (2014), “Please Come Back, Mister” (2016) and the Chinese drama “Diamond Lover” (2015).

Rain

Min Hyo Rin is the stage name of Jung Eun Ran, an award-winning South Korean actress and singer. Born on February 28, 1986, she released an album in 2007 and a single in 2008 before turning to acting. She made her acting debut in the 2009 television drama “Triple.” She was a part of the ensemble cast of the blockbuster 2011 film “Sunny” and also has starred in the television dramas “Romance Town” (2011) and “Persevere, Goo Hae Ra” (2015).

Min Hyo Rin

Kim Hee Won is a South Korean actor who is known for playing often menacing supporting roles. Born on January 10, 1971, he made his acting debut in the 2007 film “Miracle on 1st Street” and won Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries for his role in the 2015 television drama “Angry Mom.” His other memorable roles include the television dramas “Gu Family Book” (2013), “Incomplete Life” (2014), “Let’s Eat 2” (2015) and “My Wife Is Having an Affair This Week” (2016).

Kim Hee Won

Go Chang Suk is a South Korean actor who was born on October 13, 1970, in Busan, South Korea. He studied Theater at the Seoul Institute of the Arts, and made his feature film debut in the 2004 movie “The Last Wolf,” following up with an appearance in the international hit film “Sympathy for Lady Vengeance” in 2005. He made his small-screen debut in the drama series “Dream” in 2009, and was awarded the Best Supporting Actor prize for his role in “A Barefoot Dream” at the Chunsa Film Art Awards in 2010. More recently, he has appeared in drama series titles such as “Encounter” (2018) and “Memorist” (2020).

Go Chang Suk

Park Jin Joo is a South Korean actress. Born on December 24, 1988, she made her acting debut in the hit 2011 film “Sunny.” She went on to star in many popular films and television dramas, including “Angel Eyes” (2014), “Modern Farmer” (2014), “The Girl Who Sees Smells” (2015) and the web drama “Spark” (2016). Park Jin Joo also appears in the Viki original series “Dramaworld” (2016), which was filmed in both Los Angeles and Seoul.

Park Jin Joo

Song Jae Ho

Park Geun Hyung is an award-winning veteran South Korean actor whose prolific career spans more than five decades. Born on June 7, 1940, he began his career in the 1960s and has appeared in many popular films, television dramas, theater productions and variety shows since then. Some of his recent popular works include the popular television dramas “The Legendary Witch” (2014), “Angry Mom” (2015) and “Here Comes Love” (2015), and the films “Salut d’Amour” (2015) and “Because I Love You” (2017).

Park Geun Hyung

Lee Won Jong is a prolific, award-winning South Korean character actor with an instantly recognizable face. Born on January 1, 1966, he made his acting debut in the 2001 television drama “School of Love.” He has since appeared in many popular films and television dramas, including the recent “Secret Door” (2014), “The Girl Who Sees Smells” (2015), “Hidden Identity” (2015), “Remember” (2015-2016) and “Goodbye Mr. Black” (2016).

Lee Won Jong

Lee Han Wi is a South Korean actor. He was born on June 17, 1961 in Gwangju, South Jeolla Province, South Korea and made his acting debut in 1983. Taking roles in theater productions as well as in films and television dramas, he is an incredibly prolific actor who has been recognized, on numerous occasions, for his hard work and dedication to his craft. The winner of several awards for best supporting actor, he has made appearances in countless films and television dramas, including “My Son” (2007), “Hero” (2009), “Gye Baek” (2011), “Modern Farmer” (2014), “Super Daddy 10” (2015), and “Byunhyuk’s Love” (2017).

Lee Han Wi

With his family struggling to make ends meet, Uhm Bok Dong (Rain) dutifully does his part to help out by selling water to local merchants. Tired of the daily struggle to carry water to his customers, Bok Dong dreams of someday being able to make his deliveries on wheels. As if fate had been listening to his silent prayers, Bok Dong soon comes across a man selling a bicycle. Sharing his dream with his siblings, his younger brother decides to help Bok Dong turn his dream into a reality by using his school tuition money to buy the bicycle. But Bok Dong’s joy soon turns to sorrow as his newly acquired bike is stolen.

After facing the wrath of his furious father, Bok Dong has no choice but to find a way to pay his brother back. Leaving his small town, he travels to Seoul, where he soon comes across an advertisement for an upcoming bicycle competition organized by the Japanese Government General of Korea. Enticed by the prize money, Bok Dong enters the race. Competing against Japanese and Korean participants alike, Bok Dong beats them all, taking home the title of champion, as well as the prize money. A month later, he wins his second race and becomes a national hero overnight.

Raising the spirits of his fellow countrymen, in a time of Japanese colonial rule, Bok Dong’s string of victories bring with them a glimmer of hope; but not everyone is pleased with Bok Dong’s success. Desperate to put an end to Bok Dong’s winning streak, the Japanese referees are willing to do anything; but will their efforts be enough to stop this hero of the people?

Inspired by the true story of famed cyclist Uhm Bok Dong, “Race to Freedom - Um Bok Dong” is a 2019 biographical drama film directed by Kim Yoo Sung.

Race to Freedom - Um Bok Dong

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