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Return to Seoul

2022-11-18 · 119 min · ★ 6.2

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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Directors
Davy Chou
Production companies
Aurora Films, Vandertastic Films, Frakas Productions, Visual Walkabout, MereCinema, Anti-Archive, VOO, BeTV
Countries
Belgium, Cambodia, France, Germany, Romania, South Korea
Status
Released
Revenue
USD 1,594,998

Top Cast

Park Ji-minPark Ji-minFreddie
Oh Kwang-rokOh Kwang-rokFather
Guka HanGuka HanTena
Kim Sun-youngKim Sun-youngAunt
Yoann ZimmerYoann ZimmerMaxime
Louis-Do de LencquesaingLouis-Do de LencquesaingAndre
Heo JinHeo JinGrandmother
Son Seung-beomSon Seung-beomDongwan "French-speaking friend"
Kim Dong-seokKim Dong-seokJiwan "The boy with the fringe"
Emeline BriffaudLucie
Lim Cheol-hyunKay-Kay
Myung-hee Chung LeeHammond Employee in Seoul
Joo-yeoh KimHammond Employee in Jeonju
Régine VialAdoptive mother
Cho-woo ChoiKorean Birth Mother
Young-sik KoBoy in Leopard Sweatshirt
You-seop LeeBoy in Leather Jacket
Ae-ri Kim"Paris Baguette" girl
Yeon-ok Lim"Your friend is original" girl
Jee-Nyang LeeParty Singer

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