日據時期的朝鮮，大日本帝國為展示國力，舉行單車比賽炫耀日本專業單車手的厲害。可是，朝鮮單車手嚴福童卻反客為主，擊敗所有日本車手勝出，成為激勵朝鮮國民的民族英雄。故事改編自真人真事，並由久別幕前的Rain鄭智薰飾演單車手嚴福童。儘管他只是一個艱苦奮鬥的運動員，沒有其他歷史英雄的豐功偉績，但他卻是當時朝鮮人民在絕望中的重要精神支柱。Rain為了飾演單車王而特訓，練成運動員一樣的體格，全情投入角色的堅毅精神。

K-pop superstar Rain returns to the silver screen to play an unlikely hero who emerged as a symbol of hope and pride for the Korean people during the Japanese colonial era. Um Bok-dong is a lowly water seller who signs up for a government-organized bicycle race with his eye on just the prize. Defeating all his Japanese rivals, his winning streak alarms the colonial authorities and galvanizes the locals, including freedom fighters who have invested in the races. Race to Freedom takes some liberties with history to deliver a rousing tale of resistance.