My Name
6.2
“"Mom, live by your name now."”
South Korea, 1998: While the country moves closer towards democracy, Young-oak remains at odds with his female-connotated name while attending a boy's school where the air is thick with testosterone. The young man is struggling to fit in and find a new name among corrupt teachers and the teenagers' violent power games, which are as subtle as they are extreme. Behind his mother Jeong-sun's seemingly unflappable exterior, a past long repressed is reemerging, which she is reluctant to face. Yet confrontation is unavoidable – and it leads back to the national tragedy surrounding the Jeju Uprising of April 3rd, 1948.
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Cast
19 people
Yeom Hye-ran
Choi Jeong-sun
Known for
Guardian: The Lonely and Great God
The Glory
Shin Woo-bin
Lee Young-ok (young)
Also in
HALLUCINATION
Checking In With the Queen
Choi Jun-woo
Ko Min-su (young)
Known for
The World of Us
Park Ji-bin
Kyung-tae
Known for
Boys Over Flowers
A Shop for Killers
Kim Gyu-ri
Hee-ra
Known for
About Time
The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil
Jung In-woo
Kang So-young (young)
Also in
착한 여친의 나쁜 연하남
Yu Jun-sang
Lee Young-ok
Known for
Alchemy of Souls
The Uncanny Counter
Oh Ji-ho
Ko Min-su
Known for
Never Twice
Sector 7
Oh Yoon-ah
Kang So-young
Known for
Angry Mom
The Cursed: Dead Man's Prey
Jeon Seung-hoon
Jo Jung-hwan
Known for
Teach You a Lesson
Heo Dong-won
Hwang Cheol-gwang
Known for
Squid Game
The King: Eternal Monarch
Kim Dong-young
Platoon leader
Known for
S Line
Run On
Chung Ji-young Director · Kim Sung-hyun Writer Kim Hyun-woo Writer
United States release July 16, 2026 · Produced in South Korea · Production Let's Films, M83
Production
Aura Pictures
Production
Let's Films
Production
M83
Production
South Korea
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Languages
Original title
내 이름은
Original language
Korean
Spoken on screen
Korean
Release dates
Germany · February 13, 2026
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
South Korea · April 15, 2026
Theatrical
United States · July 16, 2026
Premiere · New York Asian Film Festival
France
October 31, 2026 · Premiere · Korean Film Festival in Paris
Hungary
September 27, 2026 · Premiere · Korean Film Festival
Italy
April 28, 2026 · Premiere · Far East Film Festival
Spain
October 29, 2026 · Premiere · Asian Film Festival Barcelona
Sweden
September 19, 2026 · Premiere · Stockholm Korean Film Festival
Taiwan
October 10, 2026 · Premiere · Kaohsiung Film Festival
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