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Drama

Return to Seoul

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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.

Release Date : 2022-11-18

Language :EnglishSpanishKoreanFrenchPortuguese

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Aurora FilmsVandertastic FilmsFrakas ProductionsVisual WalkaboutMereCinemaAnti-ArchiveVOOBeTV

Production Country : BelgiumCambodiaFranceGermanyRomaniaSouth Korea

Alternative Titles : No ReturnAll the People I'll Never Be

Cast

Park Ji-Min

Character Name : Freddie

Original Name : Park Ji-Min

Gender : Female

Oh Kwang-rok

Character Name : Father

Original Name : 오광록

Gender : Male

Guka Han

Character Name : Tena

Original Name : Guka Han

Gender : Female

Kim Sun-young

Character Name : Aunt

Original Name : 김선영

Gender : Female

Yoann Zimmer

Character Name : Maxime

Original Name : Yoann Zimmer

Gender : Male

Louis-Do de Lencquesaing

Character Name : Andre

Original Name : Louis-Do de Lencquesaing

Gender : Male

Heo Jin

Character Name : Grandmother

Original Name : 허진

Gender : Female

Emeline Briffaud

Character Name : Lucie

Original Name : Emeline Briffaud

Gender : Male

Lim Cheol-hyun

Character Name : Kay-Kay

Original Name : Lim Cheol-hyun

Gender : Male

Son Seung-beom

Character Name : Dongwan

Original Name : Son Seung-beom

Gender : Male

Kim Dong-seok

Character Name : Jiwan

Original Name : Kim Dong-seok

Gender : Male

Cho-woo Choi

Character Name : Korean Birth Mother

Original Name : Cho-woo Choi

Gender : Male

Ioana Luculescu

Character Name : Romanian Hotel Receptionist

Original Name : Ioana Luculescu

Gender : Male

Cha Mi-kyung

Character Name : The Father's Wife

Original Name : Cha Mi-kyung

Gender : Female

Nam-Soo Baik

Character Name : Bus Driver

Original Name : Nam-Soo Baik

Gender : Male

Gun-woo

Character Name : Hotel Bartender

Original Name : Gun-woo

Gender : Male

Bok-soon Hwang

Character Name : Neighbor on the Roof

Original Name : Bok-soon Hwang

Gender : Male

Tae-Seong Jeong

Character Name : Upscale Restaurant Server

Original Name : Tae-Seong Jeong

Gender : Male

Jinun

Character Name : Party Friend 1

Original Name : Jinun

Gender : Male

Young-jae Joe

Character Name : Party DJ

Original Name : Young-jae Joe

Gender : Male

Eun-sun Jung

Character Name : Upscale Restaurant Customer

Original Name : Eun-sun Jung

Gender : Male

Ae-ri Kim

Character Name : Girl Who Says Paris Baguette

Original Name : Ae-ri Kim

Gender : Male

Diki Kim

Character Name : Party Friend 2

Original Name : Diki Kim

Gender : Male

Joo-yeoh Kim

Character Name : Hammond Employee in Jeonju

Original Name : Joo-yeoh Kim

Gender : Male

Seong-oh Kim

Character Name : Restaurant Server in Gunsan

Original Name : Seong-oh Kim

Gender : Male

Young-sik Ko

Character Name : Boy in Leopard Sweatshirt

Original Name : Young-sik Ko

Gender : Male

Jee-Nyang Lee

Character Name : Party Singer

Original Name : Jee-Nyang Lee

Gender : Male

Joon-ho Lee

Character Name : Party Wrestler

Original Name : Joon-ho Lee

Gender : Male

Myung-hee Chung Lee

Character Name : Hammond Employee in Seoul

Original Name : Myung-hee Chung Lee

Gender : Male

Pyeong-ahn Lee

Character Name : Hipster Looking For the Bathroom 1

Original Name : Pyeong-ahn Lee

Gender : Male

Sang-dae Lee

Character Name : Taxi Driver (voice)

Original Name : Sang-dae Lee

Gender : Male

You-seop Lee

Character Name : Boy in Leather Jacket

Original Name : You-seop Lee

Gender : Male

Yeon-ok Lim

Character Name : Girl Who Says Your Friend Is Original

Original Name : Yeon-ok Lim

Gender : Male

Bitnara Oh

Character Name : Half-Sister Cadette

Original Name : Bitnara Oh

Gender : Male

Kug-Hwan Park

Character Name : Vintage Bar DJ

Original Name : Kug-Hwan Park

Gender : Male

Ji-hoon Shim

Character Name : Hipster Looking For the Bathroom 2

Original Name : Ji-hoon Shim

Gender : Male

Shin Dong-ho

Character Name : Tena's Father

Original Name : Shin Dong-ho

Gender : Male

Hae-in Song

Character Name : Half-Sister Aimée

Original Name : Hae-in Song

Gender : Male

Meong-ja Yang

Character Name : Shoe Saleswoman

Original Name : Meong-ja Yang

Gender : Male

Yang-ja Yoon

Character Name : Old Woman on the Street

Original Name : Yang-ja Yoon

Gender : Male

Cho Young-Dong

Character Name : Hammond Old Employee in Jeonju

Original Name : Cho Young-Dong

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-05-15

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 really have an anchor - and as we progress and she becomes more obnoxious - as exemplified by her final scene in the car with poor old "Maxime" (Yoann Zimmer) - I found the story has just about run out of merit. The acting is generally good. The efforts from her slightly dipso dad (Oh Kwang-rok) is convincing as he has to reconcile the discovery of his long-lost daughter with his dependency on the bottle and her own pretty obvious disdain for the man. It also offers us quite an interesting insight into just how adoptions worked as the decline of the French colonial system in post-war Korea led to many children being offered by parents who hoped that a childhood and education in France would offer greater opportunity, but again with "Freddie" that isn't really developed. What has turned her into this rather objectionable person is rather left aside. It has an element of "be careful what you wish for" to it, and is, at times, an interesting observation on the stresses of the post-adoption processes but I just didn't like or care about her and so my enthusiasm just waned.