A Stalker's Guide to Lee Bum Soo Lee Ji Bong is a 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics bronze medalist for weight-lifting, but a career-ending injury from the games forces him into early retirement. Unable to find another vocation because of the lack of support from the Korean Olympic Committee, he becomes destitute. Down and out, he ends up working at a shady nightclub passing out flyers that advertise its hostesses to passersby until he is visited by his former coach who insists he begins a career as a coach at a high school in Boseong - a rural region at the southwest tip of the Korean peninsula. There, he forms a weight-lifting team comprised of a rag-tag group of outcasts. (Source: AsianWiki) ~~ Based on the true story of the teacher Jung In Young (정인영), who discovered Olympic weightlifter Jeon Byung Gwan (전병관). Edit Translation
- English
- Español
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- Native Title: 킹콩을 들다
- Also Known As: Lifting Kingkong , Bronze Medalist , King Kongeul Deulda
- Director: Park Geon Yong
- Screenwriter: Bae Se Young
- Genres: Youth, Drama, Sports
Cast & Credits
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![Lee Bum Soo in Lifting King Kong Korean Movie (2009)]( "Lee Bum Soo in Lifting King Kong Korean Movie (2009)")
Lee Bum Soo Main Role -
![Jo An in Lifting King Kong Korean Movie (2009)]( "Jo An in Lifting King Kong Korean Movie (2009)")
Jo AnPark Young JaMain Role -
![Choi Hee Seo in Lifting King Kong Korean Movie (2009)]( "Choi Hee Seo in Lifting King Kong Korean Movie (2009)")
Choi Hee SeoSeo Yeo SoonSupport Role -
![Jeon Bo Mi in Lifting King Kong Korean Movie (2009)]( "Jeon Bo Mi in Lifting King Kong Korean Movie (2009)")
Jeon Bo MiLee Hyun JeongSupport Role -
![Kim Min Young in Lifting King Kong Korean Movie (2009)]( "Kim Min Young in Lifting King Kong Korean Movie (2009)")
Kim Min YoungLee Bo YeongSupport Role -
![Lee Seul Bi in Lifting King Kong Korean Movie (2009)]( "Lee Seul Bi in Lifting King Kong Korean Movie (2009)")
Lee Seul BiLee Su WookSupport Role
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Reviews
Lee Bum-Soo did another fantastic job as injured former bronze medalist Lee Ji-Bom who lands a coaching job at a girls' school. We're introduced to Lee's team after we watch how the vice-principal gets the girls to take part in the sport. Each of the girls is an 'outcast' in some way, and as the story progresses, the viewer is shown how each girl comes to support her teammates & develops as an athlete.
I cheered for the team and each girl's personal journey. I cried and then I felt good for watching.
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A word of warning. This is purported to be based on a true story, but upon further research I discovered that it is not, in fact, a true story. A lot of this stuff was made up. That being said...I absolutely loved this movie. This is the stuff filmmaker's dreams are made of. I loved the coach with his gruff exterior and tender heart. I loved the cinematography and the setting. I loved all of the girls who were like my childhood come to life. (Awkward, unpopular, weird, lonely, insecure. I just wanted to wrap them up in my arms and tell them 'It gets better.') I loved it all, and I even shed quite a few tears as I watched the story unfold. Watch it for the heartwarming feelings, not for the historical accuracy.
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