2022 · 119 min · R

Return to Seoul

Name: Return to Seoul
Genre: Drama
Released: 2022
Duration: 119 min
Cast: Park Ji-min, Oh Kwang-rok, Guka Han, Kim Sun-young, Yoann Zimmer

Directed by Davy Chou · Drama

Return to Seoul (2022) is a Drama film, directed by Davy Chou set in Seoul during the 2020s. It runs 119 minutes and is rated R.

Themes of identity, family & loyalty, and isolation play out through episodic chapters.

Composer

Christophe MussetJérémie Arcache

Cinematography

Thomas Favel

Cast

Park Ji-minOh Kwang-rokGuka HanKim Sun-youngYoann ZimmerLouis-Do de LencquesaingHeo JinSon Seung-beom

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Seoul

Setting

Urban

When

2020s

Premise & themes

Themes

Identity Family & Loyalty Isolation

Structure

Episodic Chapters

Tone

MelancholicContemplative

Shape

Protagonist

Solo LeadFemale Led

Pacing

Measured

Based on

Pure Fiction

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2005
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Seoul — 2000s
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2017
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2019
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Return to Seoul

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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