“Keys to the Heart,” a 2018 Korean film starring Lee Byung-hun and Park Jung-min, will premiere on Netflix on October 4.
Troubled and alone, a down-on-his-luck boxer moves in with his long-lost mother and autistic pianist brother. But he must fit in with a family he hasn’t known for years.
Zanjoe Marudo (“366″) and Elijah Canlas (“Gameboys Level-Up Edition,” “Kalel, 15”), taking on the roles of brothers who have nothing in common. Dolly de Leon, a nominee for both BAFTA and Golden Globe awards, portrays their beloved mother.
Cebuano director Kerwin Go (“Mina-Anud”) is passionate about this retelling and its important message. “It’s a celebration of family, unconventional families, blended families. It could be a family that you adopt and friends who become family and neighbors who actually become just as important,” he said at the “See What’s Next: Philippines 2023” local titles launch.