My Name
My Name
Choi Jeong-sun and Lee Young-ok are film characters created to dramatize the collective history and intergenerational trauma of Jeju 4·3. The film’s present-day timeline is 1998, and memories of Jeju in 1949 are connected through an intergenerational narrative.
OVERALL TRUTH BASIS · Fact-based dramatization
A feature-length narrative film dramatizing a central family and specific events, based on the real history of Jeju 4·3 and intergenerational trauma.
Jeju 4·3
The Jeju April 3 Incident was a historical event during which civilian deaths and harms from illegal detention and imprisonment occurred.
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9 recordsMy Name is a 2026 South Korean film directed by Jeong Ji-young.
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- KOFIC confirms the director, country, and year.
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- My Name (2026)KOFIC / KoBiz · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
It was released on April 15, 2026, and has a runtime of 112 minutes.
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- This information comes from KOFIC's official database.
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- My Name (2026)KOFIC / KoBiz · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
The central historical backdrop of the film is Jeju 4·3.
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- Both Korea.net and the Jeju 4·3 Peace Foundation confirm this.
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- Film My Name recalls painful scars of Jeju incidentKorea.net · Government source · Grade AOpen source →
- 내 이름은 우디네 극동영화제 초청제주4·3평화재단 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
The film's present-day timeline is 1998, and memories of Jeju in 1949 are connected through an intergenerational narrative.
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- The official film synopsis describes this structure.
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- Film My Name recalls painful scars of Jeju incidentKorea.net · Government source · Grade AOpen source →
Choi Jeong-sun and Lee Yeong-ok are film characters created to dramatize the collective history of Jeju 4·3 and intergenerational trauma.
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- The official synopsis explains that the events are addressed through a family narrative.
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- Film My Name recalls painful scars of Jeju incidentKorea.net · Government source · Grade AOpen source →
Yeom Hye-ran plays Choi Jeong-sun.
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- This is confirmed by the KOFIC cast listing and the film synopsis.
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- My Name (2026)KOFIC / KoBiz · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
Shin Woo-bin plays Lee Yeong-ok.
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- This is listed in the KOFIC cast.
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- My Name (2026)KOFIC / KoBiz · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
The project was discovered through the Jeju 4·3 Peace Foundation and JDC's 4·3 film screenplay competition.
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- This is confirmed by an official press release from the Jeju 4·3 Peace Foundation.
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- 내 이름은 우디네 극동영화제 초청제주4·3평화재단 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
It was invited to the Forum section of the 76th Berlin International Film Festival.
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- KOFIC and the foundation confirm the invitation.
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- My Name (2026)KOFIC / KoBiz · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
- 내 이름은 우디네 극동영화제 초청제주4·3평화재단 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
CHARACTER ↔ PERSON
Characters and real people
이영옥
Fictional character최정순
Fictional characterOther related people
Jeong Ji-young
Film directorSources used
- My Name (2026)KOFIC / KoBiz · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
- Film My Name recalls painful scars of Jeju incidentKorea.net · Government source · Grade AOpen source →
- 내 이름은 우디네 극동영화제 초청제주4·3평화재단 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →