Summaries

A twenty-five-year-old French woman returns to Korea, the country she was born in before being adopted by a French couple, for the very first time. She decides to track down her biological parents, but her journey takes a surprising turn.

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. Based on the true story of Laure Badufle.—Sony Pictures

Bearing no connection to her heritage, Korean-born Frédérique Benoît, a 25-year-old woman adopted by a French couple and raised as French since infancy, visits South Korea for the first time on a whim. And accompanied by new acquaintance Tena, impulsive Freddie reluctantly decides to trace her birth parents, unwittingly triggering a challenging voyage of self-discovery. However, heavy emotional baggage holds Freddie back. Like a fish out of water, the young visitor searches for answers in a strange, vast land. Instead, guilt and the language barrier stand in the way of closure. But on this unexpected journey of reconnection and truth, will the accidental return to Seoul help Freddie find her identity?—Nick Riganas

Details

Keywords
  • female nudity
  • journey
  • adoption agency
  • search for birth parents
  • biological
Genres
  • Drama
Release date Nov 17, 2022
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) R
Official sites MK2 Films
Language English French Korean
Filming locations Seoul, South Korea
Production companies Vandertastic Films Frakas Productions Aurora Films

Box office

Budget $2200000
Gross US & Canada $798774
Opening weekend US & Canada $27315
Gross worldwide $2175376

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 59m
Color Color
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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