Ten Months

The Future of Ten Months) is a 2020 South Korean pregnancy drama film written and directed by Nam Koong-sun in her directorial debut starring Choi Sung-eun.

Director Nam Koong-sun shared in an interview that the film was first envisioned in 2015 but it was only in 2018 when the screenplay was picked up as an independent feature project from the Korea National University of Arts (K'Arts).

[11] Going by Korean review aggregator Naver Movie Database, the film holds an approval rating of 7.6 from the audience.

[11] Lee Jae-lim of Korea JoongAng Daily wrote that the film drew similarities to “Kim Ji Young, Born 1982,” by diving into the lives of Korean women, specifically in as Mi-rae grapples with various obstacles that arise throughout her pregnancy even further stating that the film should be designated as a mandatory part of Korea's sex education.

Lee "...found the narrative where Mi-rae suddenly decides to accept motherhood came somewhat out of the blue..."  but stating "Nevertheless, I would like to give a standing ovation to the lead actor Choi Sung-eun who portrayed Mi-rae, a rookie actor who debuted through the film “Start-Up” last year.