Closer to Heaven (film)
| Closer to Heaven | |
|---|---|
Theatrical poster
|
|
| Hangul | |
| Revised Romanization | Nae sarang nae gyeotae |
| McCune–Reischauer | Nae sarang nae kyŏt'e |
| Directed by | Park Jin-pyo |
| Produced by | Lee Eugene |
| Written by | Park Jin-pyo |
| Starring |
Ha Ji-won Kim Myung-min |
| Music by | Park Ki-heon |
| Cinematography | Kim Tae-gyeong |
| Edited by | Kang Kyeong-hwa |
| Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
|
Release date
|
|
|
Running time
|
121 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Budget | US$3,300,000 |
| Box office | US$13,301,443 |
Closer to Heaven (Hangul: 내 사랑 내 곁에; RR: Nae sarang nae gyeotae; lit. "My Love by My Side") is a 2009 South Korean film written and directed by Park Jin-pyo, starring Ha Ji-won and Kim Myung-min.
Lee Ji-soo is a twice-divorced funeral director, and no stranger to death or loss. She reunites with old friend Baek Jong-woo when he arranges for funeral services for his deceased mother. Jong-woo has been battling Lou Gehrig's disease since he was a teenager. The two fall in love and get married. As Jong-woo's symptoms continue to worsen and he begins to lose control over his body, he lashes out at Ji-soo. Despite her hurt, all Ji-soo wants is to stay by his side and hope for a cure.
Closer to Heaven was released in South Korean theaters on 24 September 2009, and it topped the box office chart for 3 consecutive weeks. It was the first melodrama to surpass the 2 million admissions mark since Maundy Thursday in 2006.Closer to Heaven received a total of 2,153,068 admissions at the end of its run, making it the 10th highest grossing film of 2009.
...
Wikipedia