Dream
Dream
With his playing career at a standstill, Hong-dae takes on the role of coach of the national soccer team of homeless players and prepares for an international competition. The players, each with a different story, learn how to become a team through training and matches as they prepare for their first appearance.
OVERALL TRUTH BASIS · Inspired reconstruction
Based on the true story of South Korea's first participation in the 2010 Homeless World Cup, but the personal stories of Yoon Hong-dae, Lee So-min, and the players were mostly invented or combined.
South Korea's national team participation in the 2010 Homeless World Cup
Based on the true story of South Korea's first participation in the 2010 Homeless World Cup, but the personal stories of Yoon Hong-dae, Lee So-min, and the players were mostly invented or combined.
FACT / FICTION
Verification 7
Fact / Fiction verification
7 recordsSouth Korea first participated in the Homeless World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2010.
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- The Korean national team's first participation is the film's true-story inspiration.
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- '드림' 이병헌 감독 인터뷰씨네21 · Creator interview · Grade BOpen source →
- Destination Seoul for the 2024 Homeless World CupHomeless World Cup · International organization · Grade AOpen source →
The Homeless World Cup is an international soccer tournament that supports the social reintegration and self-reliance of people facing housing insecurity.
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- The tournament's nature is real.
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- '드림' 이병헌 감독 인터뷰씨네21 · Creator interview · Grade BOpen source →
- Destination Seoul for the 2024 Homeless World CupHomeless World Cup · International organization · Grade AOpen source →
Yoon Hong-dae is not a one-to-one portrayal of any specific real-life soccer player.
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- The film created the character of the national team coach.
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- '드림' 이병헌 감독 인터뷰씨네21 · Creator interview · Grade BOpen source →
Lee So-min, likewise, has not been confirmed as a one-to-one portrayal of an actual documentary producer.
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- A cinematic supporting character.
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- '드림' 이병헌 감독 인터뷰씨네21 · Creator interview · Grade BOpen source →
The individual stories of the national team players were inspired by the experiences of actual participants, but were combined and invented.
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- Multiple experiences were reworked for each character.
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- '드림' 이병헌 감독 인터뷰씨네21 · Creator interview · Grade BOpen source →
The main flow of the tournament matches was based on the South Korean national team's actual participation in 2010, but the film dramatically reworked the characters and their stories.
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- Director Lee Byung-hun explained that he basically used the match events from the 2010 Homeless World Cup in Brazil as they happened, while adapting the characters and their individual stories for the film.
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- '드림' 이병헌 감독 인터뷰씨네21 · Creator interview · Grade BOpen source →
The real team's first participation is the starting point, but the characters and match narratives are largely invented.
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- A work of inspiration and re-creation.
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- '드림' 이병헌 감독 인터뷰씨네21 · Creator interview · Grade BOpen source →
CHARACTER ↔ PERSON
Characters and real people
윤홍대
Fictional composite character이소민
Fictional composite characterSources used
- '드림' 이병헌 감독 인터뷰씨네21 · Creator interview · Grade BOpen source →
- Destination Seoul for the 2024 Homeless World CupHomeless World Cup · International organization · Grade AOpen source →