Birthday | |
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Hangul | 생일 |
Hanja | 生日 |
Revised Romanization | Saeng-il |
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 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]
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]
Principal photography began on April 10, 2018, and wrapped on July 6, 2018.[citation needed]
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]
Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
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2019 | 55th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Director | Lee Jong-un | Nominated |
24th Chunsa Film Art Awards | Best New Director | Nominated | ||
Balinale[8] | Best Feature Film | Birthday | Won | |
28th Buil Film Awards[9] | Best Actor | Sol Kyung-gu | Nominated | |
Best Actress | Jeon Do-yeon | Won | ||
Best New Director | Lee Jong-un | Nominated | ||
40th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Actor | Sol Kyung-gu | Nominated | |
Best Actress | Jeon Do-yeon | Nominated | ||
Best New Director | Lee Jong-un | Nominated | ||
6th Korean Film Producers Association Awards | Best Actress | Jeon Do-yeon | Won | |
19th Director's Cut Awards | Nominated | |||
Women in Film Korea Awards | Best Screenplay | Lee Jong-un | Won | |
2020 | 56th Grand Bell Awards | Best Actor | Sol Kyung-gu | Nominated |
Best Actress | Jeon Do-yeon | Nominated | ||
Best Planning | Birthday | Nominated | ||
56th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Director | Lee Jong-un | Nominated | |
Best Actress[10] | Jeon Do-yeon | Won |