Road to Boston

Road to 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.

Music
The soundtrack is composed by Lee Dong-june.

Reception
As of November 2, 2023, the film has grossed US$7,212,399 at the local box office and accumulated 1,021,223 admissions from 1,282 screens.