Birthday (Korean Movie)

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Movie: Birthday
Revised romanization: Saengil
Hangul: 생일
Director: Lee Jong-Eon
Writer: Lee Jong-Eon
Producer: Kim Soon-Mo, Lee Chang-Dong, Lee Joon-Dong, Lee Dong-Ha
Cinematographer: Jo Yong-Kyu
Release Date: April 3, 2019
Runtime: 120 min.
Genre: Drama / Sewol Ferry Disaster / Parenting
Distributor: Next Entertainment World
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

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Jung-Il (Sol Kyung-Gu) and Soon-Nam (Jeon Do-Yeon) are a married couple. Their son died. Jung-Il feels guilt that he was not there with his family when his son died. Soon-Nam misses her son dearly. She supports her family by working at grocery store.

Notes

Movie is motivated by the sinking of the MV Sewol ferry on April 16, 2014.
Sol Kyung-Gu & Jeon Do-Yeon previously starred together in 2001 movie "I Wish I Had a Wife."
Filming began April, 2018.

Cast



Sol Kyung-Gu	Jeon Do-Yeon	Kim Bo-Min	Yoon Chan-Young
Jung-Il	Soon-Nam	Ye-Sol	Su-Ho



Kim Soo-Jin	Sung Yoo-Bin	Tang Joon-Sang	Choi Hyun-Jin
Woo-Chan's mother	Sung-Joon	Woo-Chan	Su-Ho (young)

Additional Cast Members:

Lee Bong-Ryun - Jung-Sook
Park Jong-Hwan - Young-Joon
Kwon So-Hyun - Eun-Bin
Kim Kye-Sun - Hyung-Woo's mother
Sun Wook-Hyun - Hyung-Woo's father
Kim Hyun - Gun-Jae's mother
Shin Mun-Sung - Gun-Jae's father
Yoon-Young - Jong-Hyun's mother
Shin Yun-Seob - Jong-Hyun's father
Shin Mi-Young - Chang-Hoon's mother
Park Yoon-Ho - Chang-Hoon's father
So Hee-Jung - Seok-Won's mother
Shin An-Jin - Seok-Won's father
Hong Sung-Duk - Woo-Chan's father
Kim Hyung-Joo - Woo-Chan's older sister
Son Bo-Seung - Jae-Hyun
Jeong Jong-Jun - uncle from father's side
Kim Choo-Wol - aunt from father's side
Shin Dong-Ryuk - younger sister's husband
Kim Min-Jae - Immigration Service Officer 1 (cameo)
Park Kyung-Geun - Immigration Service Officer 2
Seo Suk-Kyu - Immigration Service Officer 3
Kim Wang-Do - Immigration Service Officer 4
Jo Si-Nae - Bo-Im's mother
Park Mi-Hyun - mart counter employee 1
Kang Chan-Yang - mart counter employee 2
Yoo Ji-Hyun - mart kid's mother
An Da-Jung - field assistant teacher 1
Ok Joo-Ri - bereaved mother 2
Kim Jin-Ok - bereaved mother 3
Jung Hyun-Suk - interviewer 2
Seo Jae-Woo - birthday party boy 2
Yeon Seung-Bin - birthday party boy 4
Kim Do-Young - Sinking of MV Sewol truth department 1
Lee Sang-Hong - Sinking of MV Sewol truth department 3
Kim Su-Yeon - girl 2
Yang Hee-Jae - kindergarten boy
Kwak Min-Gyu - cousin 2
Yoon Jae-Hyun - fast food manager
Kim Jong-Tae - taxi driver

Trailers

Awards

2020 (56th) BaekSang Arts Awards - June 5, 2020
- Best Actress (Jeon Do-Yeon)

Comments

Monette Aug 12 2022 5:17 am It made me cry a lot. I can feel the pain. I can feel all those grieving parents who lost their sons and daughters....

I wish that they will be able to watch this movie. To help them moved on. To help them with the pain.

Thanks to all the actors and actresses in this movie. You all did great.

I wanted to watch this because i really idolize Mr. Sol kyung-Gu.

I am really a fan.

Spring Feb 21 2019 9:02 am Sol kyung Gu + Jeon Do Yeon = 100 score on the casting alone. I'm gonna cry for sure.

Prince Jan 23 2019 10:51 am When is this coming out? It was expected in Dec 2018! I've been anticipating it!!

Fred Cordiano Nov 29 2018 8:02 pm She is my favorite actress. I live in New York and would hope one day she may do a film in USA and show the mass audiences here her amazing talent

Wayer Apr 04 2018 7:59 am Power leads. Why they're not casting SKG's wife as the lead actress once in a while? Hahaa... but lovely JDY, she's gonna nail this mother character perfectly! ❤

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