Korean Film Fest 2024: Road to Boston

After setting a new world record and winning the gold medal in the marathon at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, SON Kee-chung covered his chest with the laurel pot on the podium while the Japanese anthem played. From this incident, he emerged as a national hero to Koreans, but was banned from running under Japanese oppression. In Seoul, 1947, after Korea's liberation from Japan, SON appears to SUH Yun-bok, a hopeful known as ‘the next SON Kee-chung’ in marathons. Suddenly, SON asks SUH to participate in the Boston Marathon.