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A Barefoot Dream
2010 film
A Barefoot Dream (Korean: 맨발의 꿈; RR: Maenbalui Kkum) is a 2010 South Korea-Japanese sports drama film co-production between South Korea and Japan directed by Kim Tae-kyun.[2] 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."[3][4][5] 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.[6][7] The film recorded 332,699 admissions during its theatrical run in South Korea.[8]