Birthday (2019 film)

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Birthday
Birthday 2019 poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Hangul
생일
Hanja
生日
Revised Romanization Saeng-il
Directed byLee Jong-un
Written byLee Jong-un
Produced byLee Joon-dong
Lee Dong-ha
Lee Chang-dong
Starring
CinematographyCho Yong-kyu
Edited byShin Min-kyung
Music byLee Jae-jin
Production
companies
Nowfilm
Pinehouse Film
Redpeter Films
Distributed by Next Entertainment World
Release date
  • 3 April 2019 (2019-04-03)
Running time
120 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$8 million [1]

Birthday is a 2019 South Korean drama film directed by Lee Jong-un, starring Sol Kyung-gu and Jeon Do-yeon. [2] The first South Korean film to explore the tragic sinking of the MV Sewol Ferry, it opened the 21st Far East Film Festival on 26 April 2019. [3] [4]

Contents

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 (Sol 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). [5] [6]

Cast

Production

Principal photography began on April 10, 2018, and wrapped on July 6, 2018.[ citation needed ]

Reception

Critical response

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 86% based on seven reviews, with an average rating of 6.7/10. [7]

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryNomineeResult
2019 55th Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Director Lee Jong-unNominated
24th Chunsa Film Art Awards Best New DirectorNominated
Balinale [8] Best Feature FilmBirthdayWon
28th Buil Film Awards [9] Best Actor Sol Kyung-gu Nominated
Best Actress Jeon Do-yeon Won
Best New DirectorLee Jong-unNominated
40th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Actor Sol Kyung-gu Nominated
Best Actress Jeon Do-yeon Nominated
Best New DirectorLee Jong-unNominated
6th Korean Film Producers Association AwardsBest Actress Jeon Do-yeon Won
19th Director's Cut Awards Nominated
Women in Film Korea AwardsBest ScreenplayLee Jong-unWon
2020 56th Grand Bell Awards Best Actor Sol Kyung-gu Nominated
Best Actress Jeon Do-yeon Nominated
Best PlanningBirthdayNominated
56th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Director Lee Jong-unNominated
Best Actress [10] Jeon Do-yeon Won

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