Jeon Do-yeon in a still from Birthday (category I; Korean), directed by Lee Jong-un. Sul Kyung-gu co-stars.
Birthday film review: Jeon Do-yeon, Sul Kyung-gu in mournful drama set after 2014 Sewol ferry disaster
- Lead actors play estranged parents mourning their son, killed in real-life sinking; the boy’s mother hasn’t accepted his death, and wants a divorce
- Those looking for a film about the disaster and its aftermath will be disappointed; this is a masterclass in mournfulness, but focused on one family’s grief
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Asian cinema: Korean films
Jeon Do-yeon in a still from Birthday (category I; Korean), directed by Lee Jong-un. Sul Kyung-gu co-stars.