''Birthday'' is a 2019 South Korean
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...
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
Yoon Chan-young (; born April 25, 2001) is a South Korean actor. He began his career as a child actor and gained wider recognition for his appearance as Lee Cheong-san in the Netflix series '' All of Us Are Dead'' (2022) and the web series
A ...
) 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
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Sul Kyung-gu as Jung-il
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Jeon Do-yeon as Soon-nam
*Kim Bo-min as Ye-sol
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Yoon Chan-young
Yoon Chan-young (; born April 25, 2001) is a South Korean actor. He began his career as a child actor and gained wider recognition for his appearance as Lee Cheong-san in the Netflix series '' All of Us Are Dead'' (2022) and the web series
A ...
as Su-ho
**Choi Hyeon-jin as young Su-ho
*Kim Soo-jin as Woo-chan's mother
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Lee Bong-ryun
Lee Bong-ryun (; born February 7, 1981), birth name Lee Jeong-eun, is a South Korean actress. She has appeared in supporting roles in various films and television dramas, and worked as a stage and musical actress.
Early life
Lee Bong-ryun was ...
as Jung-sook
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Park Jong-hwan as Yeong-joon
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Kwon So-hyun as Eun-bin
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Sung Yu-bin as Seong-joon
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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
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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
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, the film holds an approval rating of based on reviews, with an average rating of .
Accolades
References
External links
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2019 films
2019 drama films
Next Entertainment World films
South Korean drama films
Films about MV Sewol
2010s South Korean films
2010s Korean-language films
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