Closer to Heaven is a 2009 South Korean film.

Release

Closer to Heaven was released in South Korean theaters on 24 September 2009 where it remained on top of the charts for 3 consecutive weeks. It is also the first melodrama to surpass the 2 million mark since Maundy Thursday

Maundy Thursday (film)

Maundy Thursday is a 2006 South Korean film directed by Song Hae-seong, and based on a best-selling novel by Gong Ji-young. Starring Kang Dong-won and Lee Na-young, the film is about a convicted murderer awaiting execution, and the bond he forms with a suicidal young woman who starts visiting him...

aired in 2006.
Moreover, despite the market's low economic situation, Closer to Heaven is the first movie that exceeded 2 million viewers among the movies that opened in September. As of 8 November 2009, Closer to Heaven had received a total of 2,146,279 admissions in South Korean theatres.

Accolades

• The 46th Baeksang Awards: Best Leading Actress Ha Ji-won
  Ha Ji-won
  Ha Ji-won was born Jeon Hae-rim on 28 June 1978. She is a South Korean actress. She is also the Grand Prize winner of 2006 KBS Acting Awards for her performance in TV drama Hwang Jin-i.- Career :...
  
  
• The 30th Blue Dragon Film Awards: Best Leading Actor Kim Myung-min
  Kim Myung-min
  Kim Myung-min is a South Korean actor most widely known for playing the title role in the KBS historical TV drama The Immortal Lee Soon Shin . In 2005 he was named best actor at the KBS Acting Awards for this role. Since that time his reputation as an actor of wide range and professional...
  
  
• The 30th Blue Dragon Film Awards: Best Leading Actress Ha Ji-won
  Ha Ji-won
  Ha Ji-won was born Jeon Hae-rim on 28 June 1978. She is a South Korean actress. She is also the Grand Prize winner of 2006 KBS Acting Awards for her performance in TV drama Hwang Jin-i.- Career :...
  
  
• The 46th Daejong Film Awards: Best Leading Actor Kim Myung-min
  Kim Myung-min
  Kim Myung-min is a South Korean actor most widely known for playing the title role in the KBS historical TV drama The Immortal Lee Soon Shin . In 2005 he was named best actor at the KBS Acting Awards for this role. Since that time his reputation as an actor of wide range and professional...
  
  
• The 46th Daejong Film Awards: Netizen's Choice Award Kim Myung-min
  Kim Myung-min
  Kim Myung-min is a South Korean actor most widely known for playing the title role in the KBS historical TV drama The Immortal Lee Soon Shin . In 2005 he was named best actor at the KBS Acting Awards for this role. Since that time his reputation as an actor of wide range and professional...