When I turned nine - DVD

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Artist Name(s) : Kim Suk | Lee See Young | Yun In Ho
Release Date : July 7, 2005
Language : Korean
Subtitle : Simplified Chinese , English , Traditional Chinese
Duration : 105 Minutes

"When I Turned Nine", a novel chosen by 1 million Korean readers as the most sensational novel, finally comes alive on the silver screen!

The most amazing film of 2004 that will touch everyone's heart!

"When I Turned Nine" is a film based upon the bestselling novel of the same title by WE Kee-cheul. The original novel, which tells a story of a nine year old boy and his journey through 'the first ninth year of his life,' received a rave review for its delightful and touching storytelling and became the national bestseller with over 1 million copies sold nation wide. In 2002, "When I Turned Nine"'s sensation was revived when it was featured on a popular reading promotional program on television. It again reached #1 on National Bestseller List and stayed for 7 weeks (July 10 ~ August 27, 2002), thus becoming the best selling novel of 2002. Since its first publication in 1991, "When I Turned Nine" steadily gained its popularity among teenage readers, as well as readers in their 40s and 50s. In the motion picture of "When I Turned Nine", the filmmaker successfully captures the magic of this heartwarming emotional story and beautifully presents it on the silver screen. It is guaranteed to be the sensational masterpiece that will bring laughter and tears to the audience.

A story of the tough 'first ninth year'

At age nine, Yeomin (played by Kim Seok) attends an elementary school as a third-grader at a village nestling deep in the mountains. Yeomin is the protector of justice in his village. Yeomin beats a macho boy who has harassed his friends. Yeomin shares his lunch box with his friend who lives lonely with his sister. Yeomin sometimes becomes a peddler of ice cream and cleans a piano lesson room in order to earn money needed to buy a pair of glasses for his mother. By all means, he has one true thing he wants to keep in mind: his love toward a girl. His life turns into chaos after proud and haughty girl Jang Urim has transferred from her Seoul school to his village school. Although he makes every effort to woo her, things do not turn out so favorably. Although she lures every boy¡¯s attention because of her dazzling beauty, she if any has a dark side. In this movie, grown-up actresses just play minor roles, while the child actors and actresses appear as adult characters who seem to have already experienced the ups and downs of life.