Closer to Heaven () is a 2009 South Korean romantic drama film written and directed by Park Jin-pyo, starring Kim Myung-min and Ha Ji-won.
Plot 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.
Cast Kim Myung-min as Baek Jong-woo Ha Ji-won as Lee Ji-soo Nam Neung-mi as Joo Ok-yeon Im Ha-ryong as Park Geun-sook, Choon-ja's husband Choi Jong-ryeol as Ok-yeon's husband Shin Shin-ae as Jin Hee Mo (Jin-hee's mother) Im Jong-yoon as Bae Seok-joong Im Hyung-joon as Bae Seok-won Im Seong-min as Choon-ja Gain as Seo Jin-hee Jang Won-young as Mr. Choi Hong Seok-yeon as Elder Son Kim Yeo-jin as Professor Son Young-chan Kim Kwang-kyu as Kook Dong-sik Jung Eui-chul as Yoo Seung-wook Son Young-soon as Jong-woo's mother Yoo Seung-mok as Ex-husband Kim Eun-ho Kim Young-pil as Jong-woo's friend, Wook-joong Kim Young-hoon as Jong-woo's friend, Kwan-young Choi Yo-han as Jong-woo's friend, Jae-ho Jeon Su-ji as Kim Jong-do's wife Yoo Ji-yeon as Head nurse Kang Shin-il as Lee Hak-cheon, Ji-soo's father (cameo) Sul Kyung-gu as Kim Jong-do (cameo) Song Young-chang as Therapist (cameo) Seo Hyo-rim as Reporter (cameo)
Release 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."'내사랑 내곁에', 전국 200만 관객 돌파" . MK News (in Korean). 19 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-11. 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.
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient Result 200946th Grand Bell Awards Best ActorKim Myung-min Popularity Award Best Supporting Actress Nam Neung-mi 30th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Leading Actor Kim Myung-min Best Leading ActressHa 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
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