Actress Yeom Hye-ran delivers a commanding performance in My Name, a film set to premiere on April 15. The story follows Young-ok, an 18-year-old desperate to erase his old-fashioned name, and his mother Jeong-soon, who seeks to reclaim the forgotten pain of Jeju in 1949.
Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Jung Ji-young, the film showcases meticulous storytelling and emotional depth. Yeom leads the narrative with overwhelming presence, joined by rising talents Shin Woo-bin, Choi Jun-woo, and Park Ji-bin, alongside seasoned actors Kim Gyu-ri, Yoo Jun-sang, Oh Yoon-ah, and Oh Ji-ho, forming a multi-generational ensemble.
The film has already drawn strong acclaim after being invited to the Forum section of the Berlin International Film Festival, where international critics and audiences praised its emotional intensity and cinematic weight. Even a single captured image conveys the film’s heavy tone and the storm-like emotional arc that unfolds.
At the center stands Yeom Hye-ran as Jeong-soon, anchoring the narrative with remarkable gravitas. In a close-up poster, her tearful eyes and wind-swept hair reveal layers of accumulated sorrow, transmitting raw and intricate emotion beyond the screen. In contrast, a wide-shot poster set against an open green barley field captures a different energy. Her outstretched arm holding a white cloth toward the sky evokes a sorrowful yet liberating gesture, as if breaking through decades of suppressed tragedy.
The line, "It took so long… now I can finally live as myself," delivered in Jeju dialect, resonates deeply across both posters. Paired with the phrase "After 78 years of a bitter winter, it awakens in brilliance," the film hints at a long-buried story of a Jeju mother forced to carry her truth in silence for generations.
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