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RETURN TO SEOUL

RETURN TO SEOUL

Directed by DAVY CHOU

WORLD PREMIERE - UN CERTAIN REGARD - FESTIVAL DE CANNES 2022
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE - TORONTO INTERNATIONA'L FILM FESTIVAL 2022
U.S. PREMIERE - NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL 2022
ASIAN PREMIERE - BUSAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2022

CAMBODIAN SUBMISSION TO THE 95TH ACADEMY AWARDS - 2023
NOMINEE - BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE - FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS - 2023

WINNER - BEST DIRECTOR - ASIA PACIFIC SCREEN AWARDS 2022
WINNER - BEST NEW PERFORMER - ASIA PACIFIC SCREEN AWARDS 2022
NOMINEE - BEST FILM - ASIA PACIFIC SCREEN AWARDS 2022

BEST FILM - BELFAST FILM FESTIVAL 2022
GOLDEN ATHENA AWARD - ATHENS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2022
SPECIAL JURY PRIZE - TOKYO FILMEX 2022
​NETPAC JURY AWARD - QCINEMA 2022
AUDIENCE AWARD - HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2022
​AUDIENCE AWARD - LAMA FILM FESTIVAL 2022

NEW YORK TIMES CRITIC'S PICK
"A STAGGERING MASTERWORK" - CARLOS AGUILAR, LOS ANGELES TIMES
France / Germany / Belgium / Cambodia / South Korea / Qatar | Fiction | Color | 116' 

After an impulsive travel decision, Freddie, 25, returns to South Korea for the first time, where she was born before being adopted and raised in France. Freddie suddenly finds herself embarking on (an unexpected) journey in a country she knows so little about, taking her life in new and unexpected directions.

Director and Writer: Davy Chou
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Starring:
Park Ji-Min, Oh Kwang-Rok, Guka Han, Kim Sun-Young, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Yoann Zimmer, Hur Ouk-Sook, Emeline Briffaud

Producers: Charlotte Vincent, Katia Khazak
Production Company: Aurora Films

​Co-Producers: Hanneke Van der Tas, Cassandre Warnauts, Jean-Yves Roubin, 
Davy Chou, Ha Min-Ho
In Co-Production with: Vandertastic Films, Frakas Pictures, Anti-Archive, Merecinema
​Associate Producers: Kavich Neang, Steve Chen, Daniel Mattes, Park Sungho
Picture
MUBI
IMDB

Director of Photography: Thomas Favel
Sound Designer, Editor, Re-Recording Mixer: Vincent Villa
Editor: Dounia Sichov
Music: Jérémie Arcache, Christophe Musset
First Assistant Director: Camille Fleury
Script Supervisor: Marion Bernard
Line Producer: Rémi Veyrie
Production Design: Chi-Youl Choi, Bo-Kyung Sin
Set Decor: Kanitha Tith

World Sales: MK2 Films
North American Distribution: Sony Pictures Classics
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WORLDWIDE THEATRICAL RELEASES

OFFICIAL TEASER

Cambodia - 18 November 2022 - Westec Media

France - 23 January 2023 - Les Films du Losange

Switzerland - 25 January 2023 - Frenetic Films
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Belgium - 25 January 2023 - Imagine Film

​Germany - 26 January 2023 - Rapid Eye Movies

United States - 02 Dec 2022 (Limited Release)
                            February 2023 (Wide Release) - Sony Pictures Classics
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South Korea - TBA (2023) - Atnine Film

PRESS

The 50 Best Movies of 2022, According to 165 Critics from Around the World / Indiewire / 14 Dec 2022 [#22 out of 50]
'Return to Seoul' Review: A Delicate, Penetrating Character Study / The Playlist / 03 Dec 2022

Review: Davy Chou's Exuberant 'Return to Seoul' Ponders a Young Woman's Constant Evolution / Los Angeles Times / 01 Dec 2022
'Return to Seoul' Review: Found in Translation / New York Times / 01 Dec 2022 [NYT Critic's Pick] 
The 25 Best Movies of 2022 / Vox / 01 Dec 2022 [#4 out of 25]
The 25 Best Movies of 2022 / Indiewire / 01 Dec 2022 [#20 out of 25]
​'Return to Seoul' Trailer: A Korean Adoptee's Soul Search Becomes One of the Year's Best Films / Indiewire / 30 Nov 2022
'Return to Seoul' Chosen as Cambodia's Entry for Oscar / Phnom Penh Post / 19 Oct 2022
Davy Chou's Return to Seoul Represents Cambodia for 2023 International Feature Film Oscar / VOA Khmer / 19 Oct 2022 [Khmer Language]
​Oscars Race: Cambodia Selects 'Return to Seoul' as Academy Awards Contender / Variety / 18 Oct 2022
Critica en Corto: "Return to Seoul" de Davy Chou (Chicago Film Festival 2022) / La Estatuilla / 18 Oct 2022
Movie Review: Chicago International Film Festival Return to Seoul / The Times Weekly / 18 Oct 2022
Return to Seoul Review: A Restless, Roaming Reverie on Cultural Identity [NYFF] / SlashFilm / 17 Oct 2022
A Complex Character Seeks to Reconcile the Past in 'Return to Seoul' / Forbes / 16 Oct 2022
'Return to Seoul' Review: Park Ji-Min's Astonishing Turn as a Magnetic Adoptee Anchors Davy Chou's Compelling Search for Meaning | NYFF / AwardsWatch / 14 Oct 2022
French-Cambodian Director Takes Top Price at Film Festival / 12 Oct 2022
NYFF 2022 Review: An Unknown Destination Leads to a Rewarding Journey in Davy Chou's "Return to Seoul" / The Moveable Fest / 3 Oct 2022
TIFF 2022 Report #8 / The Lonely Film Critic / 29 Sep 2022
Toronto International Film Festival, Report 3 / Film Inquiry / 23 September 2022
'Return to Seoul' Review: Ji-Min Park Gives One of the Year's Best Performances in this Search for Home | TIFF 2022 / Collider / 22 Sep 2022
10 Best Films of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) / ScreenRex / 19 Sep 2022
10 Best Movies at Toronto Film Festival 2022 / Rolling Stone / 17 Sep 2022
Director Davy Chou on the Real-Life Roots of 'Return to Seoul' / Deadline / 16 Sep 2022
'Return to Seoul' Review: A Jagged and Riveting Adoption Drama Carried by One of 2022's Best Performances / Indiewire / 8 Sep 2022
Return to Seoul  Review: A Bracing, Ambiguous Portrait of a Restless Spirit / Slant Magazine / 8 Sep 2022
15 Unmissable Movies from This Year's Cannes / Vox / 30 May 2022
'Return to Seoul' Review: A Restless, Graceful Drama about Identity Formed Rather than Found / Variety / 27 May 2022
Return to Seoul - Davy Chou / In Review Online / 25 May 2022
'Return to Seoul': Film Review | Cannes 2022 / The Hollywood Reporter / 26 May 2022
Return to Seoul (All the People I'll Never Be) | 2022 Cannes Film Festival Review / Ion Cinema / 23 May 2022
Cannes Review: Davy Chou's 'Return to Seoul' / Deadline / 22 May 2022
Return to Seoul - First Look Review / Little White Lies / 22 May 2022
'Return to Seoul': Cannes Review / Screen Daily / 22 May 2022
Cannes 2022: Return to Seoul Movie Review / South China Morning Post / 22 May 2022

FESTIVALS

Un Certain Regard - Cannes Film Festival - France (World Premiere)
Lama Film Festival - France (Audience Award)
Close-Up Film Festival - France
Paris Korean Film Festival - France
International Education Film Festival (FIFE) - France
​Muret Film Festival - France
Sarlat Film Festival - France
​

Athens International Film Festival - Greece (Golden Athena Award)
New Horizons International Film Festival - Poland
Zurich Film Festival - Switzerland
Namur International Festival of Francophone Film (FIFF) - Belgium
Lokys, Liutas ir Sakele Festival - Lithuania
Riga International Film Festival - Latvia
PÖFF Tallinn Black Nights - Estonia

FilmFest Hamburg - Germany
Film Festival Cologne - Germany
​Transit Filmfest Regensburg - Germany
Films of Cannes in Bucarest - Romania
Sevilla Festival of European Cinema - Spain
Viennale - Austria
Stockholm International Film Festival - Sweden
Film Fra Sør / Films from the South - Norway
Torino Film Festival - Italy


Busan International Film Festival - South Korea (Asian Premiere)
Ulaanbaatar International Film Festival - Mongolia (Opening Film)
​Bali Makarya Film Festival - Indonesia
​Tokyo FilmEx - Japan (Special Jury Prize)

Hong Kong Asian Film Festival - Hong Kong
Hong Kong French Film Festival - Hong Kong
​Golden Horse Taipei Film Festival - Taiwan
QCinema - Philippines (Netpac Jury Award)
International Film Festival of India Goa - India
Singapore International Film Festival - Singapore
World Film Festival Bangkok - Thailand  
Toronto International Film Festival - Canada (North American Premiere)
Cinéfest Sudbury - Canada
Calgary International Film Festival - Canada
CineMania Festival - Montréal, Canada
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New York Film Festival - USA (U.S. Premiere)

Hamptons International Film Festival - USA (Audience Award)
​Chicago International Film Festival - USA
​Montclair FIlm Festival - USA
Lake Placid Film Festival - USA
Dallas International Film Festival - USA
Santa Fe International Film Festival - USA (Closing Film)
​Denver International Film Festival - USA
Philadelphia International Film Festival - USA
Hawai'i International Film Festival - USA
The Contenders (MoMA) - USA


​Sydney Film Festival - Australia
​Melbourne International Film Festival - Australia
New Zealand International Film Festival - New Zealand

Brisbane International Film Festival - Australia
Adelaide Film Festival - Australia
​Perth Festival - Australia


London Korean Film Festival - UK
Belfast Film Festival - Northern Ireland, UK (Best Film)
Leeds International Film Festival - UK
Cork International Film Festival - Ireland


Festival do Río - Brasil (Latin America Premiere)
Morelia International Film Festival - México
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​Marrakech International Film Festival - Morocco (MENA Premiere)



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      • NEW LAND BROKEN ROAD
      • A MILLION YEARS
      • TURN LEFT TURN RIGHT
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