A twenty-five-year-old French woman returns to Korea, the country she was born in before being adopted by a French couple, for the very first time. She decides to track down her biological parents, but her journey takes a surprising turn.
Where to Watch Return to Seoul
- Kevin WardJuly 3, 2025Park Ji-min is Freddie, a 25 year old French woman adopted from Korea when she was an infant. Through happenstance or perhaps willful machinations she finds herself back in Seoul seeking out her biological parents. Freddie appears to live her life as a chaos agent, bucking social norms, and constantly doing the opposite of what’s expected of her. Ji-min portrays Freddie with this incredible fuck-the-world kind of energy and piercing stare that serves as your only warning that you may be in the path of destruction. Having had no physical ties to Korea, no knowledge of the customs or culture, and no grasp of the language, Freddie is adrift seemingly searching for answers into her own identity, yet at the same time casting aside every answer she finds. I thought many times that I had this story pegged, but I was wrong every time. I was absolutely riveted by Ji-min’s performance. (Her first, by the way). Highly recommend.
Return to Seoul Trivia
Return to Seoul was released on November 18, 2022.
Return to Seoul was directed by Davy Chou.
Return to Seoul has a runtime of 1h 59m.
Return to Seoul was produced by Katia Khazak, Charlotte Vincent.
A twenty-five-year-old French woman returns to Korea, the country she was born in before being adopted by a French couple, for the very first time. She decides to track down her biological parents, but her journey takes a surprising turn.
The key characters in Return to Seoul are Freddie (Park Ji-min), Father (Oh Kwang-rok), Tena (Guka Han).
Return to Seoul is rated R.
Return to Seoul is a Drama film.
Return to Seoul has an audience rating of 9.1 out of 10.
Return to Seoul has made $1.6M at the box office.