Movie

Birthday

2019 · 120 min

A quiet, aching immersion into a family's grief, offering few releases but deep, accumulating emotional weight.

Tagline: A story of a family left behind.
Overview: Returning from eight years abroad at work and in prison, Jeong-il struggles to reconnect with his wife and their young daughter, Ye-sol, whom he barely knows.
How it feels: Melancholic, dark, earnest and warm. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Grief, family, trauma, healing
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
family
trauma
healing
isolation
Places: home
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none