BIRTHDAY

생일

By Lee JONG-UN

EMPHASIS VIDEO ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED - as DISTR Airline, World

Drama - Completed 2019

Jung-il and Soon-nam miss their son Su-ho who tragically died in the 2014 South Korean ferry disaster. As his birthday approaches his family’s longing for him only gets bigger but they are determined to mark the day in his memory.

Festivals
& Awards

Busan IFF 2019
Korean Cinema Today - Panorama
Udine Far East Film Festival 2019
Opening Film
    • Year of production
    • 2019
    • Genres
    • Drama
    • Countries
    • KOREA (South)
    • Languages
    • KOREAN
    • Duration
    • 120 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Lee JONG-UN
    • Producer(s)
    • Kim WOO-TAEK ( NOWFILM)
    • Synopsis
    • The film captures the birthday of Su-ho, a son who passed away on April 16, 2014. As Su-ho’s birthday approaches Soon-nam (Jeon), who silently endures the grief of losing her son, can’t accept that Su-ho is gone. She hates the thought of everyone gathered on his birthday without him. Meanwhile, Jung-il (Sul), Su-ho’s father who lives with a sense of guilt for not being there for his family, finally returns to Korea two years after his son’s passing. Although the reality is all too strange and painful, Jung-il is determined to celebrate his son’s birthday with his family.