Champ (Korean Movie)

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Movie: Champ (English title)
Revised romanization: Champeu
Hangul: 챔프
Director: Lee Hwan-Kyung
Writer: Lee Hwan-Kyung, Kim Young-Suk, Kim Hwang-Sung
Producer: Kim Min-Ki, Lee Myung-Sook, Seo Joon-Hyuk, Lee Sang-Hoon, Jung Jae-Seung, Lim Hee-Chul
Cinematographer: Lee Sang-Gak
Release Date: September 8, 2011
Runtime: 133 min.
Genre: Drama / Sports
Production Company: Daemyung Culture Factory
Distributor: Showbox
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Seung-Ho (Cha Tae-Hyun) is a former star horse jockey who becomes involved in a serious accident that kills his wife and damages his eye sight. His life and career crashes downhill, but a chance encounter with a racehorse jumps stars Seung-Ho's comeback ...

Notes

Based on a true story of a race horse named "Luna" who debuted in 2004 at the Pusan Gyeongnam Race Park and would go on to win 13 of 33 races.
Filming will take place in Jeju Island, Pusan, and Japan.
Actor Cha Tae-Hyun sings the movie's theme song "Happiness" ("Hangbok").