Film Facts:When I Turned Nine
All Content Used With Permission.
| ABOUT THE DIRECTOR: After studying Film and Drama at UCLA, director YUN In-ho began his film career in Hollywood as a Second Unit assistant director for "Apollo 13" and "French Kiss". Through his previous films "Barricade" and "Mayonnaise", director YUN has established himself as a talented director with deep understanding in diverse subjects. Moreover, he received a warm review from the critics as a director who has excellent ability in smoothly unraveling complicated conflicts between characters. After 4 years of absence, director YUN returns with "When I Turned Nine". Through a heartwarming story of a nine year old boy and his first taste of life, director YUN will bring laughter and tears greater than "Life if Beautiful". b.1963 / B.A. in English Literature, Myongji University / Attended UCLA for Film and Drama [Filmography]
1997 "Barrricade" |
"Yeo-min's mother" (played by JUNG Sun-kyung)
JUNG Sun-kyung plays the role of Yeo-min's mother who loses one of her eye sights while working at a factory.
Since her grand debut in "To You From Me", JUNG has performed in numerous films and TV dramas and established herself as one of the most talented actors in Korean film industry. In "When I Turned Nine", she becomes a mother with an incredible strength in finding hope during the most desperate times. JUNG showed great passion for "When I Turned Nine" and to portray her character in the most realistic way, she even wore a special coating lens in her eye without any hesitation.
[Filmography]
- 1994 "To You From Me"
- 1995 "Mom has a New Boyfriend"
- 1995 "A Hot Roof"
- 1995 "Mom has a New Boyfriend"
- 1996 "Kill the Love"
- 1997 "Lament""Threesomet"
- 2000 "Black Honeymoon"
-Cinema Service
| "JANG Woo-rim" (played by LEE See-young)
JANG Woo-rim, a princess who exaggerates every word that comes out from her mouth! LEE Se-young plays the role of JANG Woo-rim, a pretty girl with many secrets who moves into a small village from Seoul. LEE, who debuted as a child actor at the age of 4, is a veteran actor whose resume includes various TV dramas, such as "Prince On-dal", "My Love, Pazzi" and "Jewel in the Palace", and upcoming feature film "Sweet Sixties". Whenever all crewmembers were exhausted from overloaded filming schedule, she lifted up everyone's spirit with her charming performance of ‘Diana,' which she sings in the school picnic scene of "When I Turned Nine". During her break time, she was just another playful child who ran around playing with other children. However, as soon as the director shouted ‘Action!' she transformed herself into a professional actor with unlimited potentiality. In "When I Turned Nine", LEE plays a little princess who transfers to a small village school and ignites love flame in Yeo-min's heart. Together, they tell a sweet story of first love. |
| "BAEK Yeo-min" (played by KIM Suk)
BAEK Yeo-min, a 3rd grader who dominates the neighborhood with his mega charisma! KIM Suk plays the role of charismatic BAEK Yeo-min, who has multiple duties of taking care of his family, his friends and his neighbors. KIM grew up on the silver screen through his performances in "Steal It If you Can", "Kilimanjaro" and "No.3". Even at a young age, he possesses intense concentration and sincere interest towards acting. Moreover, on the set, the cast and crew members were impressed with his matured and thoughtful consideration towards others. Especially on the day the scene in which Yeo-min jumps into a freezing water to save drowning Woo-rim was filmed, he assured all the staff members that he was ok, despite the severely cold weather. In "When I Turned Nine", young but super-charged charismatic KIM plays a pure hearted nine year old country boy who falls in love for the first time with a pretty city girl who moves into his village, and begins to learn about the secrets of the world |
| PRODUCTION NOTES: "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 bestselling 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. Someone once said, "The age of nine is an age when one can start to feel the meaning of his existence." Everyone experiences the life of a nine year old. And it sure ain't an easy life. It is an age when one begins to think of himself as a grown up but the truth is, he's still only a child trying to work out problems that are difficult and complicated, such as troubles with his family, his friends, his school or his first love. In "When I Turned Nine", what we see through a boy named Yeo-min is a portrait of ourselves at the age of nine. Even as a nine year old, Yeo-min's decision and courage in solving problems that life throws at him are wise and respectable. At the end, he surpasses being a child and becomes a man in our eyes. |
This window is a "pop-up" from When I Turned Nine at HKFlix.com.
If you've arrived here from somewhere else,
please CLICK HERE for our home page!
