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Road to Boston

Road to Boston (Korean: 1947 보스톤; lit. 1947 Boston) is a 2023 South Korean biographical sports film written and directed by Kang Je-gyu starring Ha Jung-woo, Im Si-wan, Bae Seong-woo and Kim Sang-ho. It tells the story of Korean athletes who participated in the Boston International Marathon in 1947, the first international marathon held since World War II. It was released theatrically on September 27, 2023, coinciding with Korea's Chuseok holiday.

Cast

Ha Jung-woo as Sohn Kee-chung
Im Si-wan as Suh Yun-bok
Bae Seong-woo as Nam Sung-yong
Kim Sang-ho as Baek Nam-hyeon
Choi Gyu-hwan
Oh Hee-jun as Dong-gu
Seo Jeong-yeon as Suh Yun-bok's mother
Jeong Young-joo as Ok-rim's mother
Hwang Ja-neung as a former track and field athlete
Jo Hye-sun as a gisaeng madam
Ron Kelly as Major General John R. Hodge who conveyed the U.S. government cannot relax the rules for Nam and Suh to compete for South Korea which was still a "refugee country" in 1947.

Special appearance

Park Hyo-joo as Yoon-seo
Park Eun-bin as Ok-rim

Production

The script reading was held on the September 4, 2019, and filming began on September 9 in Seoul. In January 2020, actors of Boston 1947 departed for Australia for the shooting of the film.