Pacemaker

Jan 18, 2012

2h 4m

★ 7.8

Just for once, i want to run for myself.

Overview

Man-ho is a pacemaker for Korean national marathon team. His purpose is to stay ahead of others until the 30km mark. But he gradually grows a desire to run for the victory.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Studio Dream Capture

Lotte Entertainment

Vantage Holdings

Cinergy House

Pacemaker Trailers

Cast

Joo Man-ho

Kim Myung-min

Yu Ji-won

Go Ara

Park Sung-il

Ahn Sung-ki

Jong-soo

Jo Hee-bong

Min Yun-gi

Choi Tae-joon

Joo Sung-ho

Choi Jae-woong

Gyeong-sun

Lee Yool

Bong-Jo

Abu Dodd

Dr. Choi

Lee El

Sung-ho's wife

Lee Yu-ha

Director

Jo Young-jin

Wooyuki

Kwak Jin-seok

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