A homegrown documentary film about an elderly couple has surpassed the 3 million mark in attendance, setting a new record for a local documentary, an official box-office tracker said.

“My Love, Don’t Cross That River” had attracted 3,039,536 moviegoers as of Thursday, breaking the previous record of 2.92 million viewers held by “Old Partner” (2009), according to the Korean Film Council.

Released on Nov. 27, the film by director Ji Mo-young became the first local indie film to draw 100,000 viewers in seven days after release. The film then exceeded the 200,000 and 300,000 marks, respectively, on the 11th and 13th days of opening.

For indie films, an attendance of 100,000 is considered comparable to 10 million for commercial films and a huge box-office success.

Critics say the film has appealed to all generations with its true story of love between a 98-year-old man and 89-year-old woman who have lived as a couple for 76 years. (Yonhap)