D-Day, Friday
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Overview
In May 1980, the new military dictatorship in South Korea violently suppressed the pro-democracy protests in Gwangju. The year is 1984 in Gwangju, and the enthusiasm for the professional baseball league is heating up. Eunju, a teenage girl, wants to go to a high school baseball game where the boy she has a crush on will be playing.
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Review
Gwangju in 1984 is hot with excitement for professional baseball. Eunju wants to go watch her crush Jitae play at the high school baseball competition selection trials, but it coincides with the ancestral ritual ceremonies for her uncle. She begs her parents to let her miss the ceremony just this year, but her family only responds with heavy, loaded emotions. Why do some deaths weigh so heavy on us for so long? This film illustrates the Gwangju Uprising through this girl’s wide-eyed perspective. The directing helps the story unfold with tranquility and balanced perspectives, while the actors give an impactful performance. (KEEM Youngle)
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Credit
- DirectorLEE Yida
- ProducerLEE Doyeob
- ScreenplayLEE Yida
- CinematographyKIM Hyesoo
- GafferKIM Dong-yeon
- Production DesignCHOI Yunjoo
- MusicLEE Shinhee
- EditorLEE Yida
- SoundLEE Yunji
- CastYU Eunmi, HWANG Jaeha, JANG Sun
Film Source
CENTRAL PARK FILMS⎜centralpark.co@gmail.com
Director
LEE Yida
Born in 1997. Her first short film Bubbles (2020) was invited to various film festivals. D-Day, Friday was produced with the support of the Korean Film Council.
