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A Balasaur Score of 77 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 97%, Metacritic 87/100. Critics rate it 18 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 84% of the 6,851 2020s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes97%
Metacritic87/100
Critics rate it 18 points higher than audiences do.
492 audience votes
Key crew
- Davy ChouDirector
- Davy ChouWriter
- Christophe MussetOriginal Music Composer
- Jérémie ArcacheOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Park Ji-minFreddie
- Oh Kwang-rokFather
- Guka HanTena
- Kim Sun-youngAunt
- Yoann ZimmerMaxime
- Louis-Do de LencquesaingAndre
- Heo JinGrandmother
- Son Seung-beomDongwan "French-speaking friend"
- Kim Dong-seokJiwan "The boy with the fringe"
- Emeline BriffaudLucie
- Lim Cheol-hyunKay-Kay
- Myung-hee Chung LeeHammond Employee in Seoul
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Themes
identityadoptionfamily reunionjourneyfrench womaninternational adoptionkoreanseoul, south koreasearching for biological parentskorean culturekorean adoption
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