Documentary film 'My Love' on elderly couple sets viewing record

A documentary film about a 98-year-old husband and his 89-year-old wife has attracted more than 3 million viewers, setting a new record for a documentary South Korean indie film, its distributors said. "My Love, Don't Cross That River" drew 3,000,408 moviegoers as of 3:52 p.m. Thursday, according to CGV Art House and Daemyung Culture Factory. The figure broke the previous box office record of 2.92 million viewers set by the 2009 film "Old Partner." Director Ji Mo-young's "My Love" on the elderly couple, who have been married for 76 years, was released at theaters nationwide on Nov. 27.

Park Sae-jin swatchsjp@ajunews.com

Documentary film 'My Love' on elderly couple sets viewing record

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