SOUTH KOREA · 2009

Closer to Heaven

Park Jin-pyo
terminal illness romance death and dying hope against adversity funeral industry
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A funeral director meets a man who has been battling Lou Gehrig's disease since he was young. The two fall in love and hope for a cure that can keep him alive.

Year2009
CountrySouth Korea
DirectorPark Jin-pyo
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