Birthday (2019 film)
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Birthday
| image = Birthday 2019 poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| native_name = {{Infobox Korean film name/auto
| hangul = ^생일
| hanja = 生日
}}
| director = Lee Jong-un
| producer = Lee Joon-dong
Lee Dong-ha
Lee Chang-dong
| writer = Lee Jong-un
| starring =
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| music = Lee Jae-jin
| cinematography = Cho Yong-kyu
| editing = Shin Min-kyung
| studio = Nowfilm
Pinehouse Film
Redpeter Films
| distributor = Next Entertainment World
| released = {{film date|df=yes|2019|4|3}}
| runtime = 120 minutes
| country = South Korea
| language = Korean
| budget =
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Birthday is a 2019 South Korean drama film directed by Lee Jong-un, starring Sul Kyung-gu and Jeon Do-yeon.{{cite web|title=Jeon Do-yeon Talks About Difficulties of Ferry Disaster-Themed Film|url=https://www.chosun.com/english/kpop-culture-en/2019/03/26/E3YJRNGT5TRGI2OJQSTRISG3PM/|website=The Chosun Ilbo|date=26 March 2019|access-date=9 May 2022|archive-date=23 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123021254/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2019/03/26/2019032601026.html|url-status=live}} 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.{{cite web|first=Patrick|last=Brzeski|title=Far East Festival to Open With Korean Ferry Disaster Drama Birthday|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/far-east-festival-open-korean-ferry-disaster-drama-birthday-1198083|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=25 April 2019|date=29 March 2019|archive-date=24 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424044928/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/far-east-festival-open-korean-ferry-disaster-drama-birthday-1198083|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Birthday|url=https://www.fareastfilm.com/eng/news/birthday/?IDLYT=13308|website=Far East Film Festival|access-date=25 April 2019|date=28 March 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).{{cite web|first=Pierce|last=Conran|title=JEON Do-yeon and SUL Kyung-gu Drama Goes to Italy|url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/news/news.jsp?mode=VIEW&seq=5129&blbdComCd=601006|website=Korean Film Council|accessdate=25 April 2019|date=9 April 2019|archive-date=7 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507014722/https://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/news/news.jsp?blbdComCd=601006&seq=5129&mode=VIEW|url-status=live}}{{cite web|first=Patrick|last=Frater|title=Udine Festival to Open With Korean Tragedy Birthday|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/asia/udine-festival-sewol-birthday-jeon-do-yeon-1203174844/|website=Variety|accessdate=25 April 2019|date=28 March 2019|archive-date=3 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403162433/https://variety.com/2019/film/asia/udine-festival-sewol-birthday-jeon-do-yeon-1203174844/|url-status=live}}
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.{{citation needed|date=May 2022}}
Reception
=Critical response=
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of {{RT data|score}} based on {{RT data|count|spell=y}} reviews, with an average rating of {{RT data|average}}.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/birthday_2019|title=Birthday|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango|access-date={{RT data|access date|df=iso}}|archive-date=26 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126163504/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/birthday_2019|url-status=live}}
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References
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External links
- {{hancinema film}}
- {{kmdb film|19618}}
- {{IMDb title|tt10248334}}
Category:Next Entertainment World films
Category:South Korean drama films
Category:2010s South Korean films
Category:2010s Korean-language films
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