Champ
Champ
Jockey Seungho loses his wife and his eyesight in a traffic accident, loses his job, and moves to Jeju. There, he meets Woo-bak, a racehorse with a limp, and seizes an opportunity to move toward racing and life again after his loss.
OVERALL TRUTH BASIS · Inspired reconstruction
It uses the world of horse racing, jockeys, and racehorses as a realistic backdrop, but its central characters and narrative are not biographies of specific real people; they are a created family and sports drama.
FACT / FICTION
Verification 4
Fact / Fiction verification
4 recordsThe official English title of <Champ> is Champ, and it is a 2011 South Korean film directed by Lee Hwan-kyung.
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- The official English title, director, and release information can be confirmed in the KOFIC Film Database.
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- Champ (2011)KOFIC KoBiz · Specialist database · Grade BOpen source →
The film centers on horse racing, jockeys, and racehorses.
On screen · Verified record
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- KOFIC describes the central plot as the comeback of a jockey who lost his eyesight in an accident and a lame racehorse.
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- Champ (2011)KOFIC KoBiz · Specialist database · Grade BOpen source →
- Showbox sells Busan opening film Always to JapanKOFIC KoBiz · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
According to currently available official materials, the jockey Seung-ho in the film is not presented as a biographical portrayal of a specific real-life jockey.
On screen · Verified record
- On screen
- After an accident, he meets the racehorse Woo-bak in Jeju and dreams of making a comeback.
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- KOFIC’s official synopsis describes him as a character in the film and does not give the name of any specific real person.
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- Champ (2011)KOFIC KoBiz · Specialist database · Grade BOpen source →
It is difficult to classify <Champ> as a direct reenactment of a specific true horse-racing story.
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- The available official materials introduce it only as a drama set in the world of horse racing and do not explicitly state that it is a film adaptation of a specific historical event.
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- Champ (2011)KOFIC KoBiz · Specialist database · Grade BOpen source →
- Showbox sells Busan opening film Always to JapanKOFIC KoBiz · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
CHARACTER ↔ PERSON
Characters and real people
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Fictional composite characterSources used
- Champ (2011)KOFIC KoBiz · Specialist database · Grade BOpen source →
- Showbox sells Busan opening film Always to JapanKOFIC KoBiz · Major news · Grade BOpen source →