''Champ'' () is 2011 South Korean film is about a former horse
jockey who became blind after losing his wife in an accident, but now gets a second chance with the help of his daughter and an injured horse.
Plot
Two damaged souls race together for the race of their lifetime. Horse jockey Seung-ho loses his wife in a fatal car accident. The accident also leaves him practically blind. No longer able to work, he leads an aimless life with his little daughter. Things take turn for the worse when he loses all his savings after trying to cheat at the horse track and flees to a remote ranch in
Jeju Island. There he meets a violent and limping horse named Woo-bak and he trains the horse for racing. Against all odds, Seung-ho and Woo-bak finish first in the preliminaries but when Seung-ho's blindness is discovered by the officials, they're disqualified from the finals. Woo-bak rejects all other jockeys and waits for Seung-ho to come back. The limping horse and his blind jockey bet everything to race one last time.
Cast
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Cha Tae-hyun
Cha Tae-hyun (; born March 25, 1976) is a South Korean actor, singer, television personality, radio DJ and director. He is best known for his lead roles in the box-office hit comedies ''My Sassy Girl'' (2001), '' Scandal Makers'' (2008), ''Hello ...
as Seung-ho
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Kim Su-jung
Kim Su-jung (born April 9, 2004) is a South Korean actress of Russian descent. Kim began her career as a child actress, and has starred in television series and films, such as '' Two Wives'' (2009), '' Pink Lipstick'' (2011) and '' Champ'' (201 ...
as Ye-seung
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Yu Oh-seong
Yu Oh-seong (born September 11, 1966) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in ''The Spy'' (1999), ''Attack the Gas Station'' (1999) and ''Friend'' (2001).
Career
Yu Oh-seong made his stage debut in 1992, and throughout the mi ...
as Trainer Yoon
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Park Ha-sun
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as Yoon-hee
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Park Won-sang
Park Won-sang (born January 20, 1970) is a South Korean actor.
Filmography
Film
Television
Theater
Ambassadorship
*Ambassador for 1st Democratization Movement Memorial Park Joint Memorial Cultural Festival (2022)
References
External ...
as Trainer Kim
*Baek Do-bin as Sung-hyun
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Kim Kwang-kyu
Kim Kwang-kyu (born January 7, 1941) is a South Korean poet and translator."김광규 " biographical PDF available at: http://klti.or.kr/ke_04_03_011.do#
Life
Kim was born in Seoul and studied German language and literature at Seoul Nationa ...
as Kwang-kyu
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Yoon Hee-seok
Yoon Hee-seok (born February 19, 1975) is a South Korean actor.
Filmography
Film
Television series
Music video
Theater
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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Yoon Hee-seok Fan Cafeat Daum
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1975 bir ...
as In-kwon
*Kim Ki-cheon as Director Park
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Kim Sang-ho as Sheriff
*Son Byeong-Ok as Gganjookyi
*Lee Yun-hee as Seung-ho's wife
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Baek Yoon-sik
Baek Yoon-sik (born 16 March 1947) is a South Korean actor. He is known for his characteristic near-expressionless facial acting.
Career
Baek Yoon-sik made his debut in 1970 on KBS TV. In the coming years he would appear in four films, taking l ...
as President of horse riding association
Box office
The film was released in
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...
on September 7, 2011. The film grossed on its opening weekend, ranking at number 6 with 112,513 admissions. In total the film grossed and had 535,766 admissions nationwide.
References
External links
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''Champ''at Jidam Inc.
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* {{Hancinema film, Champ, Champ
2011 films
2010s sports drama films
South Korean sports drama films
Films set in Jeju
Films shot in Jeju
Showbox films
2010s Korean-language films
Films directed by Lee Hwan-kyung
2011 drama films
2010s South Korean films