South Korea Synopsis
아홉살 인생
Yeo-min is a matured and thoughtful 9 year old boy who lives in a small mountain village. Even at his young age, he has too many things to take care of. First, he has to protect his friends from the neighborhood bully Black Bird and keep peace in his neighborhood. Second, he must share his lunch with his best friend Ki-jong who lives alone with his sister. And, third, he has to sell ice cream bars after school to save enough money to buy a pair of sunglasses for his mother who injured her eye while working at a factory.
The 2003–2005 South Korea Window
113 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. When I Turned Nine sits at position #15.
#1Avatar: The Last Airbender
★ 8.7 · 2005
#2Jewel in the Palace
★ 8.6 · 2003
#3My Lovely Sam-Soon
★ 8.5 · 2005
#4Stairway to Heaven
★ 8.1 · 2003
#5Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War
★ 8.0 · 2004
#6I'm Sorry, I Love You
★ 8.0 · 2004
#73-Iron
★ 7.8 · 2004
#8Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter… and Spring
★ 7.8 · 2003
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The 2000s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when When I Turned Nine premiered. 321 total titles in this decade from South Korea.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #384 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (73rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.6 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Family productions specifically: #13 of 55 (top 24%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Cinema Service, HwangKiSung Films |
| Runtime | 1h 45m |
| Release Date | March 26, 2004 |
| IMDb | tt0398663 |