View the trailer at https://youtu.be/oaPiUlPpRWE?si=VLKtOIEoRTIjpLj1

On an impulse to reconnect with her origins, Freddie, 25, returns to South Korea for the first time, where she was born before being adopted and raised in France. The headstrong young woman starts looking for her biological parents in a country she knows so little about, taking her life in new and unexpected directions. From writer/director Davy Chou.

"Return to Seoul" premiered in the Un Certain Regard section of the Cannes Film Festival on 22 May 2022. The film was selected as the Cambodian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards, and made the December shortlist.

Presented in English, French and Korean with English subtitles

Korean Cinema NOW 2024 - Diaspora Edition series features critical picks of recent diaspora film hits. Screened at the Michigan Theater, all films are free and open to the public.

Details at the Michigan Theater website: https://michtheater.org/korean-cinema-now