Based on the true story of famed cyclist Uhm Bok-dong, who became a symbol of pride for Koreans when he defeated Japanese cyclists and won the championship in a bicycle race which took place during the Japanese colonial rule of Korea.[5]
Principal photography began on April 18, 2017, and wrapped on September 29, 2017.[6]
Reception
The film was considered widely among Korean audiences as a massive flop, and a meme about the film having attracted the lowest audiences in South Korean film has given birth to a meme that uses the number of people who watched the film, which was about 170,000, as a unit called 'UBD".[7]
Controversy
The film got into a controversy because of Um's past as a thief.[8]
References
^"자전차왕 엄복동". movie.naver.com. Archived from the original on 2019-10-31. Retrieved 2019-02-23.
^"Daum영화". Archived from the original on 2019-02-24. Retrieved 2019-02-23 – via movie.daum.net.
