Cho-won is an autistic but happy young man who loves to draw zebras and run. His mother wants him to feel normal by accomplishing a feat that no one thought his son could achieve. With the help of a coach in exile, she trains him to become a marathon runner.
Acting
Cho Seung-woo's physicality — he studied autistic runners for months.
Direction
Chung Yoon-chul refuses easy inspiration-porn, keeps Cho-won gloriously human.
Score
Minimalist piano that knows when silence hits harder.
Director
Chung Yoon-chul
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on real runner Bae Hyeong-jin; sparked Korea's first mainstream conversations about autistic adults as protagonists, not objects of pity.
Cho Seung-woo ran actual half-marathons in training. The zebra drawings? His own, improvised on set.
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