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Return to Seoul
2022
· Movie
· 119 min
A
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82/100
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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.
Details
- Director
- Davy Chou
- Writer
- Davy Chou
- Released
- 18 November 2022
- Country
- Belgium, Cambodia, France, Germany, Romania, South Korea
- Language
- Korean
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Rated
- R
- Box office
- $1.6M
- Awards
- 3 wins, 12 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 15 →3 wins from 15 nominations across 7 ceremonies
| Cannes Film Festival 2022 | Un Certain Regard | Davy Chou | Nominee |
| Lumière Awards 2024 | Best Female Revelation | Park Ji-min | Nominee |
| Magritte Award 2024 | Most Promising Actor | Yoann Zimmer | Nominee |
| Magritte Award 2024 | Best Foreign Film | Return to Seoul | Nominee |
| Asian Film Awards 2023 | Best Supporting Actor | Oh Kwang-rok | Nominee |
| Asian Film Awards 2023 | Best Newcomer | Park Ji-min | Nominee |
| Asian Film Awards 2023 | Best Editing | Dounia Sichov | Nominee |
| Asian Film Awards 2023 | Best Music | Jérémie Arcache and Christophe Musset | Nominee |
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15 awards — Return to Seoul
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Cannes Film Festival
1 nomination
| Un Certain Regard | Davy Chou | Nominee |
Asia Pacific Screen Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Director | Davy Chou | Winner |
| Best New Performance | Park Ji-min | Winner |
| Best Film | Return to Seoul | Nominee |
Boston Society of Film Critics
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Film | Return to Seoul | Winner |
Asian Film Awards
6 nominations
| Best Director | Davy Chou | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Dounia Sichov | Nominee |
| Best Music | Jérémie Arcache and Christophe Musset | Nominee |
| Best Newcomer | Park Ji-min | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Vincent Villa | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Oh Kwang-rok | Nominee |
Magritte Award
2 nominations
| Best Foreign Film | Return to Seoul | Nominee |
| Most Promising Actor | Yoann Zimmer | Nominee |
Lumière Awards
1 nomination
| Best Female Revelation | Park Ji-min | Nominee |
Sydney Film Festival
1 nomination
| Best Film | Return to Seoul | Nominee |