Birth

2023 2h 33m KO

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6.3

MID

★6.3TMDB · 5

Drama

Synopsis

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Jay, a promising young writer, is about to publish her new book. Geonwoo, Jay′s roommate and lover, works as an English instructor at a private institute and silently assists Jay. Both of them care about each other and are happy as they are. However, Jay’s unplanned pregnancy brings huge changes, causing conflicts between the two.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Han Hae-in
Jay
Lee Han-ju
Geon-woo
Oh Man-seok
Park Mi-hyeon
Park Ga-young
Mi-ae
Ko Yoo-joon
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yoo Ji-young
Writers: Yoo Ji-young
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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1 / 8

RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 153 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yoo Ji-young, shot by Kim Bo-ra. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Kim Bo-ra shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Han Hae-in and Lee Han-ju and Oh Man-seok carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt28642202 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Yoo Ji-young directs. Kim Bo-ra behind the camera. Kim Bo-ra cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 153 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Released 3 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Yoo Ji-young, shot by Kim Bo-ra. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Kim Bo-ra shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Han Hae-in and Lee Han-ju and Oh Man-seok carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt28642202 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.