Marathon (2005 Film)
Marathon (Hangul: 말아톤; RR: Maraton) is a 2005 South Korean film based on the true story of Bae Hyeong-jin, an autistic marathon runner. The film received 5,148,022 admissions becoming the 4th most attended film of 2005.
The film popularized the South Korean term for autism (Hangul: 자폐증; RR: japyejeung) which can be translated as "self-closed syndrome."
Famous quotes containing the word marathon:
“... marathon swimming is the most difficult physical, intellectual and emotional battleground I have encountered, and each time I win, each time I touch the other shore, I feel worthy of any other challenge life has to offer.”
—Diana Nyad (b. 1949)