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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 the fellow adoptees they meet in Seoul, Karoline and Thomas are hurled into an emotionally disorienting journey that forces them both to question their own destiny and identity.
Accolades
Critics
...'... a sensitive film that tackles the themes of identity and culture gaps...'
Cineuropa
...'... a provocative mood piece about loneliness and belonging…'
Variety
...'The Return perfectly encapsulates what it feels to be a foreigner in your own country of origin.'
The Asian Cinema Critic
Meet the Cast
Directors
Director's Statement
We, the adoptees, live as the hidden minority in society and therefore I want to shed light on our existence and write us into history. Up until now, we have been silent, but as adults we now have a voice through which we can express how it feels to be part of a social experiment that transnational adoption is. THE RETURN is about being unsure of who you are and where you belong.
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