Return to Seoul

Return to Seoul

2022 · 119 min · FR · R · 6.2 (498 votes)
Dir. Davy Chou · Starring Park Ji-min, Oh Kwang-rok, Guka Han, Kim Sun-young, Yoann Zimmer, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing · Music Jérémie Arcache
Drama

After an impulsive travel decision to visit friends, Freddie, 25, returns to South Korea for the first time, where she was born before being adopted and raised in France. Freddie suddenly finds herself embarking on an unexpected journey 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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