Birthday (2019)
- Original title
- 생일
- Directed by
- Lee Jong-un
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- South Korea
- Runtime
- 2h
- Rated
- G
- Rating
- 8.1 of 10 from 27 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A mother and father cope with the loss of their son in the Sewol ferry disaster. The family struggles to grieve together while facing painful memories and community judgment.
somberemotionalintimateslow-pacedsorrowfulreflectiveunderstatedtenderheavy
What happens
Birthday is a 2019 South Korean drama film 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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