# Marathon (2005)

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**Original title**: *말아톤*
**Runtime**: 117 min
**Genres**: Drama, Family
**Directed by**: Chung Yoon-chul
**Written by**: Chung Yoon-chul, Song Ye-jin, Yoon Jin-ho
**Starring**: Cho Seung-woo, Kim Mi-sook, Lee Ki-young, Baek Sung-hyun, Ahn Nae-sang, Jo Young-kwan

> *His race with the world begins.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Someone decided to make a movie about a kid who likes zebras and running. Cho-won trains to become a marathon runner with his mother's help. It somehow turns running into a metaphor.

**Mood tags**: foreign-gem, bittersweet, tender, uplifting

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