From director Yun Tae Yong (
On the Road,
Two) comes
A Boy Who Went To Heaven, a fantasy-driven melodrama
about a young boy who embarks on a curious romantic quest! In the tradition of such "boy-trapped-in-a-man's-body" movies as
Big ,
13 Going on 30, and
Wait 'Til You're Older,
A Boy Who Went To Heaven employs a similar premise,
as it revolves around the life of Nae Mo (Kim Kwan Woo), a thirteen-year-old boy who finds himself undergoing a startling
transformation.
Nae Mo lives with his single mother, who happens to run the local watch repair shop in their sleepy little town. The boy's
life, however, takes a quick turn for the worse when his mother dies. But not long after her death, Nae Mo's life begins to
turn around when his mother's watch store is replaced by a comic book rental shop. Even better, the shop's owner is Boo-Ja
(Yeom Jeong Ah from Sad Movie and A Tale of Two Sisters), a gorgeous unmarried mother with a son younger than
Nae Mo. As he develops a crush on Boo Ja, Nae Mo begins to send her anonymous love letters. But just as Nae Mo summons up
the courage to reveal himself as the writer of the letters, tragedy strikes. When a fire breaks out at the local movie theatre,
Nae Mo attempts to save Boo Ja's son, but his valiant act ends up costing him his own life! Or so it seems...
It turns out that there was a mix-up of sorts in the afterlife, so Nae Mo is allowed a second chance at life. However,
he has to come back to earth as a thirty-three-year-old man. That sounds great for the lovelorn Nae-Mo, but there's a catch
- for every passing day, Nae Mo will age one year! He's scheduled to pass away when he turns ninety-three, but considering
this new arrangement, that means Nae Mo only has sixty days to live! The newly resurrected Nae Mo ( played by Park Hae Il,
The Rules of Dating and My Mother, The Mermaid) poses as his own father to keep up appearances and begins pursuing
Boo Ja. But will he succeed? Find out in A Boy Who Went To Heaven, a film that's both a magical coming-of-age-story
and a peculiar kind of romance!
DVD FEATURES:
- Language(s): Korean
- Subtitle(s): English, Korean
- Special Feature(s): Commentary; Making Film; Deleted Scenes; CG; Music Video; Theatrical Trailer; Photo
Gallery and more...
