Two Danish-Korean adoptees return for the first time to the country they were once born in. Confronted with the spirit of their Motherland and the personal stories of the fellow adoptees they meet in the city of Seoul, Karoline and Thomas are hurled into an emotionally disorienting journey that forces both of them to question and face their own destiny and identity.
Operating in a hybrid field THE RETURN is partially based on director Malene Choi's personal experience as well as stories shared by adoptees that Malene encountered in Seoul while shooting the film.
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FESTIVALS AND AWARDS
International Film Festival Rotterdam, Netherlands – Bright Future Award – Special Mention – World Premiere
Göteborg Film Festival, Sweden – FIPRESCI Award – Special Mention
Vilnius IFF 'Kino pavasaris', Lithuania – Competition of European Debuts
CPH:DOX, Denmark
Hot Docs, Canada
Film Fest Sundsvall, Sweden – Nordic Mid Competition
Jeonju IFF, South Korea – Special Jury Prize
Diaspora IFF, South Korea
Flying Broom IFF, Turkey
Seattle IFF, USA
Edinburgh IFF, UK
Valetta FF, Spain
Brussels IFF, Belgium – European Jury Prize
New York Asian FF, USA
New Horizons IFF, Poland – New Horizons International Competition
Taoyuan FF, Taiwan
Sakhalin IFF, Russian Federation – Competition
Helsinki IFF Love & Anarchy, Finland
Hamburg FF, Germany – Competition for Sichtwechsel Film Award
Silk Screen FF, USA
Carbonia FF, Italy – International Feature Film Competition
São Paulo IFF, Brazil – New Directors Competition
Valladolid IFF, Spain – Best Film Award – Meeting Point Competition
London Korean FF, UK
AFI Fest, USA – New Auteurs Competition
San Diego Asian FF, USA
Cork FF, Ireland
Danish Film Academy, DK – 'Robert' Nominee for Best Documentary
WALENCIAK FILM IVS 2017 |
COMPLETED
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THE RETURN - hybrid feature
director Malene Choi
scriptwriter Sissel Dalsgaard Thomsen
producers Julie Friis Walenciak, Julie Rix Bomholt and Katja Adomeit
director of photography Catherine Pattinama Coleman
editor Julius Krebs Damsbo
sound designers Anne Gry Friis Kristensen & Kevin Koch
composer Philip Nicolai Flindt
produced by Walenciak Film, Adomeit Film and Cine Everywhere
supported by New Danish Screen and Seoul Film Commission