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Lifting King Kong (2009)

Original title: 킹콩을 들다

2009-07-01 · 2h 0m · KO
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Lee Ji-Bong is a former Olympics bronze medalist for weight-lifting, but a career-ending injury from the games forces him into early retirement. Unable to find another vocation, he becomes destitute. Down and out, he ends up working at a shady nightclub passing out flyers until he is visited by his former coach who insists he begin a career as a coach at a high school. There, he forms a weight-lifting team comprised of a rag-tag group of outcasts.

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Park Gun-yongDirector, WriterBae Se-youngWriter

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Lee Beom-sooLee Beom-sooLee Ji-bongJo AnJo AnPark Young-jaMoon ChoiMoon ChoiSeo Yeo-soonKim Min-youngKim Min-youngLee Bo-youngByun Hee-bongByun Hee-bongSchool SuperintendentKi Joo-bongKi Joo-bongDirector Baek (cameo)Ahn Yong-junAhn Yong-junIn-hoLim Seung-daeLim Seung-dae

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What is Lifting King Kong about?

Lee Ji-Bong is a former Olympics bronze medalist for weight-lifting, but a career-ending injury from the games forces him into early retirement. Unable to find another vocation, he becomes destitute. Down and out, he ends up working at a shady nightclub passing out flyers until he is visited by his former coach who insists he begin a career as a coach at a high school. There, he forms a weight-lifting team comprised of a rag-tag group of outcasts.

How long is Lifting King Kong?

Lifting King Kong has a runtime of 120 minutes.