Seoul: "My Name," the latest film from director Chung Ji-young, has been invited to screen at the Berlin International Film Festival, the film's production studios said Friday. Starring Yeom Hye-ran of the Netflix series "When Life Gives You Tangerines," the mystery drama will have its world premiere in the Forum section, which focuses on socially engaged and adventurous cinema, according to Let's Films and Aura Pictures. Jang Jae-hyun's supernatural thriller "Exhuma" was also invited to the same category in 2024.

According to Yonhap News Agency, the festival described "My Name" as a work that illuminates the trauma left by a tragic history across generations and emphasizes the importance of breaking a long silence. Set against the backdrop of the 1948 people's uprising on Jeju Island, the film follows an 18-year-old boy who wants to cast off a name that does not suit him and his mother, who must protect that name at all costs, as they trace a 50-year-old promise hidden behind it.

Yeom portrays the mother, who has raised her son alone and confronts the truth buried in her lost memories. The Jeju uprising began on April 3, 1948, as a protest against the U.S. military-led administration following Korea's liberation from Japanese colonial rule. The government at that time labeled the unrest a communist revolt and carried out crackdowns, killing an estimated 14,000 to 30,000 civilians. It remains one of the bloodiest government crackdowns on civilians in Korean history.

The movie is set for local theatrical release in April.