• Return to Seoul

    Directed by Davy Chou
    Cambodia/France/Germany/Belgium/South Korea/Romania/Qatar | 115 minutes | Awards Buzz – Best International Feature Film

Impulsive, arrogant, seductive “Freddie” Benoit (Ji-Min Park) takes an unplanned trip to Korea where she was put up for adoption. Knowing nothing of Korean culture, she begins a search for her birth parents, kicking off a mesmerizing nine-year journey that proves as unpredictable, edgy and unforgettable as its mercurial heroine.

This screening is free to AMPAS members who show their current AMPAS membership card at our box office.

film details

Director: Davy Chou
Producers: Katia Khazak, Charlotte Vincent
Screenwriter: Davy Chou
Cinematographers: Thomas Favel
Editor: Dounia Sichov
Music: Jérémie Arcache, Christophe Musset
Cast: Park Ji-Min, Oh Kwang-Rok, Guka Han, Kim Sun-Young
Original Language Title: Retour à Séoul
Country: Cambodia/France/Germany/Belgium/South Korea/Romania/Qatar
Language: In French, Korean and English with English subtitles
Year: 2022
Running Time: 115 minutes
Director Filmography: Diamond Island (2016)
Awards: Best Film, Athens International Film Festival; Audience Award, Hamptons International Film Festival
Primary Company: Sony Pictures Classics

guests in attendance

Davy Chou and Park Ji-min are expected to be in attendance on January 12th 

Film Festival 2023