---
title: 'A Barefoot Dream (2010)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Kim Tae-gyun'
released: '2010-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 121
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'South Korea'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-barefoot-dream-2010'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1583213/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# A Barefoot Dream (2010)

2010 · 121 min · Drama · South Korea

Original title: 맨발의 꿈

## Synopsis

A Barefoot Dream is a 2010 South Korea-Japanese sports drama film co-production between South Korea and Japan directed by Kim Tae-kyun. It is based on the true story of Kim Shin-hwan, a retired Korean footballer who goes to East Timor after his business fails and launches a youth football team, thus becoming the "Hiddink of Korea." The film was selected as the South Korean entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards but it did not make the final shortlist. The film recorded 332,699 admissions during its theatrical run in South Korea.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Kim Tae-gyun](https://cinepixo.com/people/kim-tae-gyun)

## Cast

- [Ko Chang-seok](https://cinepixo.com/people/ko-chang-seok)
- [Park Hee-soon](https://cinepixo.com/people/park-hee-soon)

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