Maenbarui kkum

Year: 2010
Country: South Korea
Director: Kim Tae gyoon
Cast: Park Hee soon, Ko Chang seok, Francisco Varela, Fernando Pinto
Genre: drama, sport
Runtime: 121 min.
Age: 16+
Kim Won-kang (Park Hee-soon) is a former football prospect whose life did not turn out quite as he had hoped. He heads to East Timor, where he thinks there will be plenty of opportunities for him. One day, he sees a group of street kids playing football with bare feet. Thinking he can score by selling football shoes, he opens a sports equipment store, but realizes none of the kids can afford those fancy shoes or jerseys. Again, despaired, he is about to close up the store. Then, he decides to teach the kids how to play football. Penniless and still without shoes, they decide to compete at the International Youth Football Championship in Japan.