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