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Beautiful Days

Name: Beautiful Days
Director: Jéro Yun
Released: 2018
Duration: 104 min

Representation Score

3.6/10

Limited

2018

Director

Jéro Yun

Runtime

104 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Beautiful Days offers a grounded look at transnational identity and the complexities of the East Asian diaspora. By placing a Chinese student in a South Korean setting, the film disrupts regional homogeneity and explores the realities of immigrant life. The narrative emphasizes fractured family units and the socioeconomic pressures of the hostess industry, providing a nuanced view of underrepresented social roles. However, the film lacks representation for LGBTQ+ identities and disability, which limits its overall diversity impact.

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Category Breakdown

Does Beautiful Days have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or stories about non-cisgender identities. It focuses on traditional family structures.

How does Beautiful Days portray gender?

Fair

The story centers on the female experience through maternal separation and the hostess industry. It explores how women survive within specific socioeconomic contexts.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Beautiful Days?

Good

The film highlights the immigrant experience by focusing on a Chinese protagonist in Seoul. This cross-border narrative moves away from mono-ethnic storytelling.

How does Beautiful Days represent religion and culture?

Good

The narrative examines systemic hardship and the breakdown of the idealized family unit. It explores moral complexity within underrepresented urban environments.

Does Beautiful Days include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no visible or invisible disabilities portrayed in the film. No characters are shown with specific disability-related roles.

Present on Screen

Centers a Chinese protagonist in Seoul to explore transnational identity and the diaspora.
Focuses on the hostess industry to critique traditional social stability and explore socioeconomic realities.
Avoids homogeneous storytelling by emphasizing the nuances of the immigrant experience.

Limited or Absent

Lacks any representation of LGBTQ+ characters or non-cisgender identities.
Does not include any visible or invisible disability representation.
Gender representation remains ambiguous regarding whether it reinforces or challenges traditional hierarchies.

Official Synopsis

At the request of his dying father, Zhenchen, a Chinese student, goes to Seoul in search of his mother, whom he has not seen for fourteen years. He soon discovers that she is working as a hostess in a bar…

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