Pacemaker (film)

Pacemaker

Theatrical poster
Directed by Kim Dal-joong
Produced by Kim Mi-hee
Kim Mi-jin
Lee Won-jae
Im Se-ho
Written by Lee Won-jae
Min Ye-ji
Ryu Hoon
Starring Kim Myung-min
Go Ara
Music by Lee Hyeong-ju
Kang Hak-seon
Cinematography Lee Sung-jae
Edited by Kim Sang-bum
Kim Jae-bum
Distributed by Lotte Entertainment
Release dates
  • January 18, 2012 (2012-01-18)
Running time
 124 minutes
Country South Korea
Language Korean
Box office US$2.96 million

Pacemaker (Hangul: 페이스메이커; RR: Peiseumeikeo) is a 2012 South Korean sports drama film. This was director Kim Dal-joong's feature film debut; he had previously directed stage musicals.[1][2][3] Pacemaker received three nominations at the 49th Grand Bell Awards (Best Actor, Best New Director, and Best New Actress).

Plot

Joo Man-ho, a boy from an impoverished family, has a talent for long-distance running but always finishes second place in a race — on purpose, in order to win the box of instant noodles given to runners-up. He grows up to become a national marathoner, but because of an injury, he never becomes a premier athlete and instead hold himself back as he did in his childhood. He is relegated to the role of "pacemaker" – someone who runs alongside the star athletes for three-quarters of the marathon (30 of 42.195 kilometers), making sure they stay on winning pace, but then letting them finish the race alone. Later in life, a cold-hearted marathon coach scouts Joo to run again, this time pacing for Korea's star marathoner at the 2012 London Olympics. This creates an opportunity for Joo to complete his lifetime goal of actually running a full Olympic marathon, but he must first summon the courage and drive to fulfill his dream and run for himself and no one else.

Cast

References

  1. ↑ "Pacemaker". Korean Cinema Today. 30 January 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  2. ↑ Lee, Hyo-won (4 January 2012). "Pacemaker fetes unsung sports heroes". The Korea Times. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  3. ↑ Conran, Pierce (1 April 2013). "Jeddah Asian Film Festival Screens PACEMAKER". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Actress Go Ara Becomes a Pole Vaulter in Film". The Seoul Times. 3 January 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2015.


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