Hello Brother

I just purchased two VCDs from Poh Kim today.  Saw both movies this evening.  The second movie, 'Hello Brother' or "My Little Brother' tells a very touching story about a 9 year-old Hani (Park Ji-bin).  Hani has a 12-year-old brother, Han-byul who falls sick often.  Hani does not treat his older brother well and plays pranks on him often.  For Hani, the world evolve around him and all he enjoys is computer games..

One day, Han-byul fall sick and was diagnosed with a brain tumor.  He undergoes brain surgery and is hospitalized in the pediatric ward. Their mother is so busy taking care of Han-byul that she can't really care for Hani. Hani felt that his brother is fonder of Wook - another kid in the pediatric ward who suffers from the same illness. Hence, Hani's worries begin.

Hani learnt about friendship with selflessness through his adventures with Wook. Incidents with his classmate Jun-tae (Sebastian) makes him understand that the world does not revolve only around him.

It was a painful experience for a 9 year-old child. However, that is the price that he has to pay to learn the value of the people close around him and become a boy who will do anything for them.

Hani was a self-centered boy who has to come to grips with his older brother becoming terminally ill. After his brother is diagnosed with a brain tumor, the whole family struggles to keep things from falling apart. But young Han-i doesn't quite understand the seriousness of the situation.  It was an enjoyable but teary movie.  My tears just keep falling like rain especially the last 20 minutes. You need lots of tissue on standby.