Return to Seoul

Return to Seoul

2022 · 119 min · FR · R · 6.0 (221 votes)
Dir. Davy Chou · Starring Park Ji-min, Oh Kwang-rok, Guka Han, Kim Sun-young, Yoann Zimmer, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing · Music Christophe Musset
Drama

On an impulse to reconnect with her origins, Freddie, 25, returns to South Korea for the first time, where she was born, before being adopted and raised in France. The headstrong young woman starts looking for her biological parents in a country she knows so little about, taking her life in new and unexpected directions.

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A disorienting, raw journey of self-discovery. It captures the unsettling feeling of searching for roots in an unfamiliar land, with a protagonist whose impulsive decisions lead down unexpected, often uncomfortable paths.

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