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Return to Seoul

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 surprisi...

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Davy Chou

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$798,774

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Awards

10 wins & 25 nominations total

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Land where, in summer - Return to Seoul

Land where, in summer

Tell me, Freddie, - Return to Seoul

Tell me, Freddie,

It's when you play a score
for the first time. - Return to Seoul

It's when you play a score for the first time.

You have to be able
to analyze the music in one glance, - Return to Seoul

You have to be able to analyze the music in one glance,

But you can learn to read them - Return to Seoul

But you can learn to read them

Soju first! Then cheers! Come on! - Return to Seoul

Soju first! Then cheers! Come on!

It's a famous chain of Korean bakeries. - Return to Seoul

It's a famous chain of Korean bakeries.

She has a typically Korean face,
doesn't she? - Return to Seoul

She has a typically Korean face, doesn't she?

She says your face is like
a long-time Korean. - Return to Seoul

She says your face is like a long-time Korean.

- Long-time?
- From ancient, ancestral Korea. - Return to Seoul

- Long-time? - From ancient, ancestral Korea.

She's right.
You have pure Korean traits. - Return to Seoul

She's right. You have pure Korean traits.

A rabbit comes down from heaven and says - Return to Seoul

A rabbit comes down from heaven and says

A rabbit comes down from heaven and says - Return to Seoul

A rabbit comes down from heaven and says

I see. Do you have your file number? - Return to Seoul

I see. Do you have your file number?

Then Hammond cannot help you. - Return to Seoul

Then Hammond cannot help you.

You should have contacted us
before coming. - Return to Seoul

You should have contacted us before coming.

I came to Korea sort of by surprise. - Return to Seoul

I came to Korea sort of by surprise.

Could you come back another day - Return to Seoul

Could you come back another day

I do have this photo,
which was in my file. - Return to Seoul

I do have this photo, which was in my file.

There's a number on the back. - Return to Seoul

There's a number on the back.

I have your adoption file here, - Return to Seoul

I have your adoption file here,

Your birth name is Yeon-hee. - Return to Seoul

Your birth name is Yeon-hee.

Docile and joyful. - Return to Seoul

Docile and joyful.

You stayed a few months
at the Hammond in Jeonju - Return to Seoul

You stayed a few months at the Hammond in Jeonju

Your father dropped you off here. - Return to Seoul

Your father dropped you off here.

He also left his social security number - Return to Seoul

He also left his social security number

I have transferred this info
to our services, - Return to Seoul

I have transferred this info to our services,

Your mother lives in Jeonju - Return to Seoul

Your mother lives in Jeonju

Very often, adoptees who contact us - Return to Seoul

Very often, adoptees who contact us

I cannot give you their addresses, - Return to Seoul

I cannot give you their addresses,

It's a standard message inviting them - Return to Seoul

It's a standard message inviting them

If they do, we inform them - Return to Seoul

If they do, we inform them

What if they refuse? - Return to Seoul

What if they refuse?

Do you wish to send a telegram - Return to Seoul

Do you wish to send a telegram

No, this isn't Hammond.
I'm a friend of your daughter. - Return to Seoul

No, this isn't Hammond. I'm a friend of your daugh...

He suggests you go to
Gunsan this weekend. - Return to Seoul

He suggests you go to Gunsan this weekend.

Because he works during the week,
he can't come to Seoul. - Return to Seoul

Because he works during the week, he can't come to Seou...

You are family. Understand? - Return to Seoul

You are family. Understand?

We hope you will not judge us badly. - Return to Seoul

We hope you will not judge us badly.

The situation back then was horrible. - Return to Seoul

The situation back then was horrible.

Korea wasn't like it is today. - Return to Seoul

Korea wasn't like it is today.

She says they regret it
and asks you not to judge them. - Return to Seoul

She says they regret it and asks you not to judge them.

We thought about
what would be best for you. - Return to Seoul

We thought about what would be best for you.

They thought
they were acting in your interest. - Return to Seoul

They thought they were acting in your interest.

Has she also met her mother? - Return to Seoul

Has she also met her mother?

She wants to know if you're in touch
with your Korean mother. - Return to Seoul

She wants to know if you're in touch with your Korean m...

Yeon-hee's mother hasn't yet responded. - Return to Seoul

Yeon-hee's mother hasn't yet responded.

Why can't you sleep here? - Return to Seoul

Why can't you sleep here?

They're sad
that you won't be staying overnight. - Return to Seoul

They're sad that you won't be staying overnight.

Thank you, but she says
she will come back another time. - Return to Seoul

Thank you, but she says she will come back another time.

I want to show her where I grew up. - Return to Seoul

I want to show her where I grew up.

Your father wants to take you
to the place where he grew up. - Return to Seoul

Your father wants to take you to the place where he grew up.

So you're going back to Seoul
this evening? - Return to Seoul

So you're going back to Seoul this evening?

No, my parents live near Jeonju.
We'll sleep there. - Return to Seoul

No, my parents live near Jeonju. We'll sleep there.

My father is an employee in a company.
My mother's a French teacher. - Return to Seoul

My father is an employee in a company. My mother's a Fr...

That's how you learned to speak French? - Return to Seoul

That's how you learned to speak French?

Does Yeon-hee understand Korean? - Return to Seoul

Does Yeon-hee understand Korean?

Oh, no. I've just taught her
a few easy words. - Return to Seoul

Oh, no. I've just taught her a few easy words.

Did she lack anything
when she was growing up? - Return to Seoul

Did she lack anything when she was growing up?

He wants to know
if you lacked anything in France. - Return to Seoul

He wants to know if you lacked anything in France.

Tell him no.
My parents took good care of me. - Return to Seoul

Tell him no. My parents took good care of me.

She says
her adoptive parents were good to her. - Return to Seoul

She says her adoptive parents were good to her.

That island is called Mouse Poop Island. - Return to Seoul

That island is called Mouse Poop Island.

When the tide is low, - Return to Seoul

When the tide is low,

When I was a kid, me and my friends - Return to Seoul

When I was a kid, me and my friends

The adults had to
come and get us by boat. - Return to Seoul

The adults had to come and get us by boat.

They would bawl us out every time. - Return to Seoul

They would bawl us out every time.

Is their whole life
for the people who live here. - Return to Seoul

Is their whole life for the people who live here.

My grandfather was a fisherman,
my father was a fisherman, - Return to Seoul

My grandfather was a fisherman, my father was a fisherman,

The biggest seawall in the world,
they said on TV. - Return to Seoul

The biggest seawall in the world, they said on TV.

Today, - Return to Seoul

Yeon-hee's mother's name is Son Mija. - Return to Seoul

Yeon-hee's mother's name is Son Mija.

We tried to live
with my mother in Gunsan... - Return to Seoul

We tried to live with my mother in Gunsan...

But Mija preferred to go
and live in the city, - Return to Seoul

But Mija preferred to go and live in the city,

Your mother wanted
to live in the city, so she left. - Return to Seoul

Your mother wanted to live in the city, so she left.

He wanted to know if you were alive - Return to Seoul

He wanted to know if you were alive

I hope you now understand
why I had to let you go. - Return to Seoul

I hope you now understand why I had to let you go.

I regret the harm I have caused you. - Return to Seoul

I regret the harm I have caused you.

I cry every day since..." - Return to Seoul

I cry every day since..."

I'm so happy
that we can spend three days together. - Return to Seoul

I'm so happy that we can spend three days together.

My wife and children - Return to Seoul

My wife and children

I did not want to cause them sorrow. - Return to Seoul

I did not want to cause them sorrow.

Not so fast, big brother,
I will translate. - Return to Seoul

Not so fast, big brother, I will translate.

But when I received
the letter from Hammond, - Return to Seoul

But when I received the letter from Hammond,

Why didn't you take hangwa cakes?
See if there are any left. - Return to Seoul

Why didn't you take hangwa cakes? See if there are any ...

I don't have a single photo
from back then. - Return to Seoul

I don't have a single photo from back then.

FRÉDÉRIQUE SHORTLY AFTER SHE CAME TO US - Return to Seoul

FRÉDÉRIQUE SHORTLY AFTER SHE CAME TO US

My Lord, thank you
for having sent Yeon-hee to France - Return to Seoul

My Lord, thank you for having sent Yeon-hee to France

And for having guided her to this house. - Return to Seoul

And for having guided her to this house.

Now I understand
that it was the Lord's way. - Return to Seoul

Now I understand that it was the Lord's way.

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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 surprisi...

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Director: Davy Chou

Writer: Laure Badufle, Davy Chou, Violette Garcia

Production: N/A

Genre: drama

Year: 2022

MetaScore: 87/100

ImdbRating: 6.9

BoxOffice: $798,774

Released: 18 Nov 2022

Awards: 10 wins & 25 nominations total

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