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Film · 2022

Return to Seoul

Original titleRetour à Séoul

Directed by Davy Chou · starring Ji-min Park, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing and Kim Sun-young

Synopsis

25 years after France took her in, Freddie decides to return to the South Korean capital for the first time since she was adopted when she was practically a baby. Freddie's visit is not just a matter of tourism, the young woman wants to find her biological parents, no matter how hard it is for her. Despite being originally from there, Freddie doesn't know South Korea, nor its culture, let alone its people. The lack of knowledge of the environment and the complicated mission that she has ahead of her in Seoul will make Freddie face situations that she would never have imagined.

The filmmaker, half French and half Cambodian, Davy Chou adds with this his fifth title in his filmography as a director, two of them are shorts and the other three are feature films. The director and I enjoy a tremendous ovation with his previous work presented in 2016 ('Diamond Island'). Now, repeat the feat with 'Return to Seoul', the film has been premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and has subsequently had a successful tour of many festivals: Toronto Film Festival, New York Film Festival, Seville Film Festival, the Hamptons Film Festival , among others.

The cast of 'Return to Seoul' is made up of: Yoann Zimmer, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing and Ji-Min Park, who stars in this sensitive and revealing journey.

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Availability checked on 8 November 2026.

The essentials

Runtime
119 min1 hour and 59 minutes
Box office
$630,375in US
How long is Return to Seoul?
1 hour and 59 minutes (119 minutes).
Who directed Return to Seoul?
Davy Chou.
Who is in Return to Seoul?
It stars Ji-min Park, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing and Kim Sun-young.
Where can I watch Return to Seoul?
In the UK it is available with a subscription on Mubi and with a channel on Apple TV and the Prime Video channel on Mubi.
How much did Return to Seoul make?
It took $630,375 in US.
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Director
Davy Chou
Writers
Davy Chou
Producers
Davy Chou

Videos and trailers

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Photos and posters

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Reviews

All 2 reviews

What the critics say average 8.6 from 2 outlets

  • 9.1 ColliderRoss Bonaime Davy Chou's tremendous film follows a young woman attempting to find herself during several trips to her home country. Read
  • 8.0 VarietyJessica Kiang 'Return to Seoul' represents a step up in ambition from the woozily atmospheric yet comparatively simple narrative of Chou's fiction feature debut, 'Diamond Island'. Read

Box office

Weekend by weekend
  • US $630,375
  • UK £75,273

Soundtrack

All 6 songs
  1. Spring RainPark In, Soo Spotify
  2. Ich Ruf Zu Dir, Herr Jesu Christ BWV 639Park Ji-min Spotify
  3. PetalsLee Junh, Hwa Spotify
  4. Beautiful Rivers and MountainsShin Jung, Hyun

Trivia

  • Cambodia representation

    'Return to Seoul' is the official representative of Cambodia for the best international film section of the Oscars 2023.

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