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Completed - DANISH, ENGLISH, KOREAN - Drama, First film, True Story - 84 minutes

Log Line

Two Danish-Korean adoptees visit their Motherland for the first time and are confronted with their own identity struggles.




Previous markets

  • Berlin EFM 2018 (Premiere)
  • Cannes 2018 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2018

Director(s) : Malene CHOI
 Writer(s) : Sissel DALSGAARD THOMSEN
 Cast : Karoline Sofie LEE, Thomas HWAN, Seong IN-JA

 Producer(s) : Julie FRIIS WALENCIAK (Walenciak Film), Julie RIX BOMHOLT (Walenciak Film), Katja ADOMEIT (ADOMEIT FILM APS)

Synopsis

Two Danish-Korean adoptees return for the first time to the country they were once born in. Confronted with the spirit of their Motherland and the personal stories of the fellow adoptees they meet in the city of Seoul, Karoline and Thomas are hurled into an emotionally disorienting journey that forces both of them to question and face their own destiny and identity.
Operating in a hybrid field THE RETURN is partially based on director Malene Choi's personal experience as well as stories shared by adoptees that Malene encountered in Seoul while shooting the film.

Production

Country(ies) : DENMARK, KOREA (South)

Festivals and Awards

Rotterdam IFF 2018 Bright Future
Berlin European Film Market (EFM) 2018
Seminci - Valladolid IFF 2018
Göteborg Film Festival 2018 (Main Competition - FIPRESCI Award: Special Mention )
Vilnius IFF Kino Pavasaris 2018 (Competition of European Debuts)
CPH:DOX 2018
Hot Docs 2018


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