Road to Boston
{{Short description|2023 South Korean film by Kang Je-gyu}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox film
| name =
| image = Boston 1947 film poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| native_name = {{Infobox Korean film name
| hangul = 1947 보스톤
| hanja =
| rr =
| lk = 1947 Boston}}
| director = Kang Je-gyu
| producer =
| writer = Kang Je-gyu
| screenplay =
| based_on =
| starring = {{plainlist|
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| music = Lee Dong-june
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio = Saetbyul Media{{cite web|url=http://www.joongdo.co.kr/web/view.php?key=20190514001139031|title='보스턴 1947', 지명혁 대표 "손기정-서윤복 통해 젊은이들 많은 것 느껴야"|trans-title='Boston 1947', CEO Ji-hyeok Ji, "Young people should feel a lot through Son Ki-jung and Seo Yun-bok"|date=|access-date=April 8, 2022|language=ko|archive-date=October 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013042044/http://www.joongdo.co.kr/web/view.php?key=20190514001139031|url-status=dead}}
BA Entertainment
Big Picture
| distributor = Lotte Entertainment
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2023|9|27|ref1=}}
| runtime = 108 minutes{{Cite web |title=Road to Boston at AMC Theatres. |url=https://www.amctheatres.com/movies/road-to-boston-74900 |access-date=2023-10-08 |website=AMC Theatres}}
| country = South Korea
| language = Korean
| budget =
| gross = {{USD|7.2 million}}{{cite web |title=Road to Boston (2023) |url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/films/index/filmsView.jsp?movieCd=20197122 |website=Korean Film Biz Zone |access-date=November 26, 2023 |language=en}}
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Road to Boston ({{Korean|hangul=1947 보스톤|lit=1947 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.{{Cite web |last=Han Hyeon-jeong |date=January 17, 2023 |title=하정우·임시완·배성우 '1947 보스톤', 9월 추석 개봉[공식] |trans-title=Ha Jung-woo, Lim Si-wan, and Bae Sung-woo's '1947 Boston' to be released on Chuseok in September [Official] |url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=009&aid=0005075630 |access-date=January 17, 2023 |website=Maeil Business |language=ko |archive-date=January 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117000050/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=009&aid=0005075630 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Jung Hee-yeon |date=August 14, 2023 |title='1947 보스톤' 9월 27일 추석 개봉 확정 [공식] |trans-title='1947 Boston' to be released on Chuseok on September 27th [Official] |url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0001068932 |access-date=August 14, 2023 |publisher=Sports Donga |language=ko |via=Naver}}
Cast
- Ha Jung-woo as Sohn Kee-chung{{cite web|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/009/0004178093|trans-title=Ha Jung-woo and director Kang Je-gyu's new film 'Boston 1947' starring|title=하정우, 강제규 감독 신작 '보스턴 1947' 주연 발탁|work=Maeil Economic Daily|via=Naver|date=July 3, 2018|access-date=April 8, 2022|language=ko|archive-date=October 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221012062713/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/009/0004178093|url-status=live}}
- Im Si-wan as Suh Yun-bok{{cite web|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/468/0000489862|title=[단독]임시완, 제대 후 스크린 차기작은 하정우와 '보스턴 1947'|trans-title=[Exclusive] Siwan Im, next screen after discharge from 'Boston 1947' with Ha Jung-woo|work=Sports Seoul|via=Naver|date=April 1, 2019|access-date=April 8, 2022|language=ko|archive-date=October 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221015025850/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/468/0000489862|url-status=live}}
- 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{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=312&aid=0000629658|last=Cha|first=Hye-young|title=황자능, '악인전기' 캐스팅…막내형사 '오순경' 役|trans-title=Hwang Ja-Neung, 'Evilive' Casting...Youngest Detective 'Oh Soon-Kyung|work=10Asia|via=Naver|date=September 21, 2023|access-date=September 21, 2023|language=ko}}
- Jo Hye-sun as a gisaeng madam{{Cite web |last=강경윤 |title=조혜선, '1947 보스톤'으로 韓 스크린 데뷔..."함께해 영광" |url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=416&aid=0000299799 |access-date=10 October 2023 |work=SBS Entertainment News|via=Naver|language=ko}}
- 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{{Cite web |last=Kim Bo-ra |date=September 13, 2023 |title='1947 보스톤' 박은빈→정영주, 화려한 특별출연 군단 |trans-title='1947 Boston' Park Eun-bin → Jung Young-joo, a corps of brilliant special appearances |url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0004925948 |access-date=September 13, 2023 |work=OSEN |language=ko |via=Naver}}
- Park Eun-bin as Ok-rim{{cite web|url=http://sports.hankooki.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=6757809|author=Shin-Jeong Mo|title=하정우·임시완 '1947보스톤'→송강호 '1승', 2022년 개봉 확정|trans-title=Ha Jung-woo and Im Si-wan '1947 Boston' → Song Kang-ho's '1 Win' to be released in 2022|work=Sports Korea|date=December 1, 2021|access-date=April 8, 2022|language=ko|archive-date=October 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221015081354/http://sports.hankooki.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=6757809|url-status=live}}
Production
The script reading was held on the September 4, 2019,{{cite news|url=http://sports.hankooki.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=6445785|author=Shin-Jeong Mo|title=[단독]'1947 보스톤', 9일 크랭크인… 하정우·배성우·임시완 뭉쳤다|newspaper=스포츠한국|trans-title=[Exclusive] '1947 Boston', crank-in on the 9th... Ha Jung-woo, Bae Seong-woo, and Im Si-wan unite|publisher=Sports Korea|date=September 5, 2019|access-date=April 8, 2022|language=ko|archive-date=October 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013065154/http://sports.hankooki.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=6445785|url-status=live}} and filming began on September 9 in Seoul.{{cite web|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/140/0000040913|title=하정우, 배성우, 임시완 주연 영화 <보스턴 1947>, 9월 9일 크랭크인 外|trans-title=
= Music =
The soundtrack is composed by Lee Dong-june.
{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
|title1= 1947 Road to Boston Prologue
|length1= 2:55
|title2= You Are Hero
|length2= 0:52
|title3= Invitation to Boston
|length3= 2:40
|title4= Run 100 Laps
|length4= 2:22
|title5= Song with Mother
|length5= 1:12
|title6= Sorry My Son
|length6= 1:41
|title7= Road to Boston
|length7= 2:39
|title8= Go to Boston
|length8= 4:07
|title9= Arrive in Boston
|length9= 1:40
|title10= I Want to Run
|length10= 1:24
|title11= Our Flag
|length11= 3:00
|title12= The Day We All Can't Forget
|length12= 2:59
|title13= Newton Lower Falls
|length13= 0:56
|title14= Now This Is The Game
|length14= 4:02
|title15= Run Again
|length15= 4:18
|title16= I'm Runner I'm Happy
|length16= 3:24
|title17= The Most Wonderful Race
|length17= 2:07
|title18= Tears of Joy
|length18= 0:39
|title19= Our Heroes
|length19= 1:57
|title20= 1947 Road to Boston
|length20= 1:50
|total_length = 46:00
}}
Reception
Awards and nominations
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|11692284}}
- {{KMDb film|22320}}
- {{hancinema film|Boston_1947}}
{{Kang Je-gyu}}
Category:2020s Korean-language films
Category:South Korean sports drama films
Category:South Korean films based on actual events
Category:South Korean biographical drama films
Category:Biographical films about sportspeople
Category:Sports drama films based on actual events
Category:Cultural depictions of track and field athletes
Category:Films shot in Australia
Category:2020s South Korean films
Category:Lotte Entertainment films