Birthday is a 2019 South Korean drama film directed by Lee Jong-un, starring Sul Kyung-gu and Jeon Do-yeon. The first South Korean film to explore the tragic sinking of the ferry MV Sewol, it opened the 21st Far East Film Festival on 26 April 2019.
Plot Ripped apart by the loss of their eldest son Su-ho (Yoon Chan-young) to the Sewol ferry tragedy on 16 April 2014, Jung-il (Sul Kyung-gu) and Soon-nam (Jeon Do-yeon) struggle to keep their family together. No longer able to communicate with each other, they must still bring up their surviving daughter Ye-sol (Kim Bo-min).
Cast Sul Kyung-gu as Jung-il Jeon Do-yeon as Soon-nam Kim Bo-min as Ye-sol Yoon Chan-young as Su-ho Choi Hyeon-jin as young Su-ho Kim Soo-jin as Woo-chan's mother Lee Bong-ryun as Jung-sook Park Jong-hwan as Yeong-joon Kwon So-hyun as Eun-bin Sung Yu-bin as Seong-joon Bang Jae-ho as Birthday party boy Tang Joon-sang as Woo-chan Kim Gye-seon as Hyeong-woo's mother Sun Wook-hyun as Hyeong-woo's father Kim Hyun as Geon-jae's mother Shin Mun-sung as Geon-jae's father Kim Min-jae as Immigration officer 1 (special appearance)
Production Principal photography began on April 10, 2018, and wrapped on July 6, 2018.
Reception Critical response On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of based on reviews, with an average rating of .
Accolades YearAwardCategoryNomineeResult201955th Baeksang Arts AwardsBest New DirectorLee Jong-un24th Chunsa Film Art AwardsBest New DirectorBalinaleBest Feature FilmBirthday28th Buil Film AwardsBest ActorSul Kyung-guBest ActressJeon Do-yeonBest New DirectorLee Jong-un40th Blue Dragon Film AwardsBest ActorSul Kyung-guBest ActressJeon Do-yeonBest New DirectorLee Jong-un6th Korean Film Producers Association AwardsBest ActressJeon Do-yeon19th Director's Cut AwardsWomen in Film Korea AwardsBest ScreenplayLee Jong-un202056th Grand Bell AwardsBest ActorSul Kyung-guBest ActressJeon Do-yeonBest PlanningBirthday56th Baeksang Arts AwardsBest DirectorLee Jong-unBest ActressJeon Do-yeon
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