A Barefoot Dream - 2010

A Barefoot Dream (맨발의 꿈 - Maenbalui Kkum) aka Higanjima is a drama film 2010 co-production between South Korea and Japan directed by Kim Tae-gyun. This film is based on the true story of Coach Kim Sin-Hwan, who was East Timor's 'Hiddink'. The film was selected as the South Korean entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards but it didn't make the final shortlist.

Plot:-
Kim Won-kang (Park Hie-soon), a former soccer prospect whose life didn’t turn out quite promising. He heads to East Timor thinking that there would be plenty of opportunities for him. One day, he sees a group of street kids playing ball with bare feet. Thinking he can score by selling soccer shoes, he opens a sports equipment store, but realizes none of the kids can afford those fancy shoes or jerseys. Again, despaired, he is about to close up the store. Then, he decides to teach the kids how to play ball. Penniless and didn't even have shoes, they decided to compete at the International Youth Soccer Championship in Japan.