Synopse
HYBRID A woman caught between two worlds, looking for roots in a foreign land that somehow feels like home. Karoline was born in 198 and adopted by Danish parents. As an adult, she returns for the first time to the country of her birth in an attempt to fill the voids of the past. There, she discovers a network of people from the USA and Europe all looking for their Korean mothers – and all with the same catalogue of frustrating experiences. The film is based on the director's own family history and occupies an area between documentary and feature film.
Regie
MALENE CHOI JENSEN (*1973) studied documentary film-making at the Danish Film Academy and has made numerous prize-winning short films and pieces of video art. The Return is her debut feature film.
Info
Original Title: The Return
Category: Hybrid form
Section: Asia Express
Version & Subtitles: Korean, English, Danish OV with English subtitles
Director: Malene Choi
Screenplay: Sissel Dalsgaard Thomsen
Cast/Protagonists: Karoline Sofie Lee, Thomas Hwan, Seong In-Ja
Production country: Denmark, South Korea
Year of Production: 2018
Length: 84 min
Producer: Julie Walenciak, Julie Friis Walenciak, Julie Rix Bomholt, Katja Adomeit
Production company: Walenciak Film, Adomeit Film UG
Cinematography: Catherine Pattinama Coleman
Editor: Julius Krebs Damsbo
Music: Philip Nicolai Flindt
World Sales: Daniela Cölle / PLUTO FILM Distribution Network GmbH, Pluto Film
