| Closer to Heaven | |||||||||
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| Director: | Park Jin-pyo | ||||||||
| Starring: | Ha Ji-won Kim Myung-min | ||||||||
| Producer: | Lee Eugene | ||||||||
| Cinematography: | Kim Tae-gyeong | ||||||||
| Editing: | Kang Kyeong-hwa | ||||||||
| Music: | Park Ki-heon | ||||||||
| Distributor: | CJ Entertainment | ||||||||
| Runtime: | 121 minutes | ||||||||
| Country: | South Korea | ||||||||
| Language: | Korean | ||||||||
| Gross: | [1] | ||||||||
Closer to Heaven (; 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.[2] [3] [4] [5]
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.[6] It was the first melodrama to surpass the 2 million admissions mark since Maundy Thursday in 2006.[7] 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.[8]
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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| 2009 | 46th Grand Bell Awards | Best Actor | Kim Myung-min | |
| Popularity Award | ||||
| Best Supporting Actress | Nam Neung-mi | |||
| 30th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Leading Actor | Kim Myung-min | ||
| Best Leading Actress | Ha Ji-won | |||
| Popular Star Award | ||||
| Best Music | Park Ki-heon | |||
| 2010 | 46th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actress | Ha Ji-won | |
| 7th Max Movie Awards | Best Actor | Kim Myung-min | ||