Marathon Runner

Jan 1 2000 N/A 1h 6m
Sport

Based on the true story of DPRK athlete Jong Song Ok. Marathon Runner narrates the effort and spirit involved in overcoming a failed medal attempt at the Atlanta Olympic Games. She decides to work harder and reach "glory" in a world championship marathon in Seville, Spain. She realizes how the training regime is parallel to the one of her country, still struggling to recover from the serious crisies in the 1990s. Her deep personal understanding of this national sacrifice is just the inspiration she needs to finally triumph the test of a marathon.

Plot

Jong Song-ok, born 1974, is a is a female long-distance runner from North Korea, who won the world title in the women's marathon at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics in Seville, Spain. She competed at 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, finishing 20th in the women's marathon. In 2000, Jong did not participate in either the Boston Marathon or the Summer Olympics in Sydney; South Korean media claimed this was due to the personal instruction of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il. During the 2008 Olympic torch relay in Pyongyang, she was the last person to carry the Olympic torch through the streets.

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Directed by

Li Chju Ho

Cast

Jong Song-ok

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Production Countries

North Korea

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