WHEN I TURNED NINE (AHobSal InSaeng)

Director(s): Yun In-ho
Country: South-Korea
Year: 2004
Language: Korean with English / Dutch subtitles
Length: 105 minutes

Children’s film suitable for age 8+

Program:
2 April - 15.15 hours - Rialto Amsterdam

Yeo-min lives in a small mountain village in Korea in the early 1970’s. He is not your average nine-year-old boy. He’s intelligent, compassionate, sensitive, and wise beyond his years. He’s also a tenacious fighter who will beat the hell out of any bully who threatens his friends.

One day, Yeo-min’s world changes completely when a new girl joins his class. Her name is Woo-rim and she’'s a pretty girl from Seoul. Yeo-min tries to befriend her, but she wants nothing to do with him. Despite this, Yeo-min feels sorry for Woo-rim. He suspects that she is acting gruffly to conceal some kind of problem she’s having. He’s right.