Beautiful Days (2018 film)

Beautiful Days (Korean: 뷰티풀 데이즈; RR: Byutipul Deijeu) is a 2018 South Korean drama film starring Lee Na-young, Jang Dong-yoon and Oh Kwang-rok.[3] The film premiered as the opening film of the 23rd edition of the Busan International Film Festival on October 4, 2018.[4][5][6] It was released in theaters on November 21, 2018.[7]

Beautiful Days
Main poster
Hangul
Revised RomanizationByutipul Deijeu
Directed byJéro Yun
Written byJéro Yun
Produced byKim Hyun-woo
StarringLee Na-young
Jang Dong-yoon
CinematographyKim Jong-sun
Edited byJéro Yun
Music byMathieu Regnault
Production
company
Peppermint & Company
Distributed bySmile Entertainment
Contents Panda
Release dates
  • October 4, 2018 (2018-10-04) (BIFF)
  • November 21, 2018 (2018-11-21) (South Korea)
Running time
104 minutes[1]
CountriesSouth Korea
France
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$45,395[2]

Plot

The film follows the life of a North Korean defector who gives birth to a son at a young age and abandons her husband and child for a better life abroad. The hidden past is revealed after fourteen years when the grown-up son visits her.

Cast

Production

Beautiful Days is director Jéro Yun's debut feature film and lead actress Lee Na-young's first film in 5 years.[8]

The film began production on October 31, 2017. Filming wrapped on November 26, 2017.[8]

Reception

In Variety, Peter Debruge says, "Lee Na-young impresses as a North Korean woman tracked down by her long-since-abandoned son".[9] Reviewing it for Screendaily, Wendy Ide noted the film as being structurally a little over-complicated, but still is an impressive drama which feels convincingly rooted in real lives and stories.[10]

Clarence Tsui of The Hollywood Reporter writes, "Beautiful Days certainly lives up to its title with its mesmerizing imagery and very polished production values. But it is weighed down by a clichéd narrative and simplistic moral binaries".[11]

References
  1. "Beautiful Days". www.biff.kr. Archived from the original on September 5, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
  2. "Beautiful Days (2018)". Korean Film Biz Zone.
  3. "Beautiful Days". Korean Film Biz Zone.
  4. "'Beautiful Days' to open 23rd BIFF". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
  5. Kil, Sonia (4 September 2018). "Busan Festival to Open With North Korea Drama 'Beautiful Days'". Variety. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
  6. "Busan to open with North Korean refugee drama 'Beautiful Days'". Screen. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
  7. 윤재호 감독, 엘리제궁에서 “뷰티풀 데이즈”. KBS Media (in Korean). Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  8. "Lee Jung-joon to star in 'Beautiful Days - 2017' with Lee Na-young". HanCinema. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
  9. Debruge, Peter (October 4, 2018). "Busan Film Review: 'Beautiful Days'". Variety. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
  10. "'Beautiful Days': Busan Review". Screen. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
  11. "'Beautiful Days' ('Byu-ti-pul de-i-jeu'): Film Review | Busan 2018". The Hollywood Reporter. 4 October 2018. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
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