Birthday (2019 film)

Birthday is a 2019 South Korean drama film directed by Lee Jong-un, starring Sol 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.

Plot
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).

Cast

 * Sol 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.

Critical response
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of based on  reviews, with an average rating of.