The Return
New York Asian Film Festival 2018
June 29 - July 15, 2018
Two Danish-Korean adoptees return for the first time to the country where they were born in this seamless hybrid of documentary and fiction, partially based on Malene Choi’s personal experiences.
Two Danish-Korean adoptees return for the first time to the country where they were born. Intrigued by the spirit of their motherland and confronted with the personal stories of their fellow adoptees in Seoul, Karoline and Thomas are hurled into an emotionally turbulent journey that forces each to question their destiny and identity. A seamless hybrid of documentary and fiction, The Return is partially based on Malene Choi’s personal experiences and stories shared by those she encountered in Seoul while shooting. New York Premiere
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