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Return to Seoul( 2022)

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Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Park Ji-Min

      Freddie

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      Oh Kwang-rok

      Father

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      Guka Han

      Tena

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      Kim Sun-young

      Aunt

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      Yoann Zimmer

      Maxime

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      Louis-Do de Lencquesaing

      Andre

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      Heo Jin

      Grandmother

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      Son Seung-beom

      Dongwan "French-speaking friend"

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      Kim Dong-seok

      Jiwan "The boy with the fringe"

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      Emeline Briffaud

      Lucie

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      Lim Cheol-hyun

      Kay-Kay

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      Myung-hee Chung Lee

      Hammond Employee in Seoul

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      Joo-yeoh Kim

      Hammond Employee in Jeonju

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      Régine Vial Goldberg

      Adoptive mother

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      Cho-woo Choi

      Korean Birth Mother

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      Cha Mi-kyung

      The Father's Wife

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      Young-sik Ko

      Boy in Leopard Sweatshirt

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      You-seop Lee

      Boy in Leather Jacket

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      Ae-ri Kim

      "Paris Baguette" girl

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      Yeon-ok Lim

      "Your friend is original" girl

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      Lee Hyang-hee

      Party singer

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      Joon-ho Lee

      Party Wrestler

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      Ioana Luculescu

      Romanian Hotel Receptionist

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      Hae-in Song

      Eldest Half-Sister

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      Bitnara Oh

      Younger Half-Sister

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      Bok-soon Hwang

      Neighbor on the Roof

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      Cho Young-Dong

      Hammond Old Employee in Jeonju

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      Kug-Hwan Park

      Vintage Bar DJ

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      Pyeong-ahn Lee

      Hipster Looking For the Bathroom 1

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      Ji-hoon Shim

      Hipster Looking For the Bathroom 2

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      Shin Dong-ho

      Tena's Father

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      Yang-ja Yoon

      Old Woman on the Street

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      Young-jae Joe

      Party DJ

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      Jinun

      Party Friend 1

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      Diki Kim

      Party Friend 2

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      Tae-Seong Jeong

      Upscale Restaurant Server

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      Eun-sun Jung

      Upscale Restaurant Boss

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      Nam-Soo Baik

      Bus Driver

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      Seong-oh Kim

      Restaurant Server in Gunsan

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      Meong-ja Yang

      Shoe Saleswoman

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      Gun-woo

      Hotel Bartender

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      Sang-dae Lee

      Taxi Driver (voice)

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon May 15 2023
    I think I may have warmed to this film better had I not taken an instant dislike to "Freddie" (Park Ji-min). Now it's certainly a testament to this actor that she is able to successfully - and pretty immediately - engender a sense that her character is a rather selfish, manipulative and unpleasant individual; but I'm afraid I struggled to remain engaged as her troubled story of adoption and of her re-introduction to her birth family is played out over the next two hours. "Freddie" appears to have been happily brought up by a couple in France, so her increasingly thoughtless behaviour doesn't re...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    1594998.00

    Keywords

    • identity
    • adoption
    • family reunion
    • journey
    • french woman
    • international adoption
    • seoul, south korea
    • searching for biological parents
    • korean culture