Birthday (2019 film)
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| Birthday | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Hangul | 생일 |
| Hanja | 生日 |
| RR | Saengil |
| MR | Saengil |
| Directed by | Lee Jong-un |
| Written by | Lee Jong-un |
| Produced by | Lee Joon-dong Lee Dong-ha Lee Chang-dong |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Cho Yong-kyu |
| Edited by | Shin Min-kyung |
| Music by | Lee Jae-jin |
Production companies | Nowfilm Pinehouse Film Redpeter Films |
| Distributed by | Next Entertainment World |
Release date |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$8 million[1] |
Birthday is a 2019 South Korean drama film directed by Lee Jong-un, starring Sul Kyung-gu and Jeon Do-yeon.[2] 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.[3][4]
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).[5][6]
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]
