When I Turned Nine

It is always a challenge to depict the world through a child's eyes. A South Korean boy juggles school, friendship, and after-school jobs in his small village. He hopes to earn enough money to buy his factory-worker mother sunglasses. The film presumably charms those who like that kind of thing.

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Yoon In-Ho directed When I Turned Nine in 2004. See Yoon In-Ho's full filmography, where to start with Yoon In-Ho, or where to go after you've seen everything by Yoon In-Ho.

When I Turned Nine was released in 2004 (KO original-language production), with a runtime of 105 minutes.