TICKETS

Tuesday 7 March 18:45, Studio/K - Sold out
Wednesday 8 March 18:30, Rialto De Pijp + Director and Actress Q&A - Sold out
Friday 10 March 16:45, Studio/K - Sold out

While on a spontaneous trip to her birth country South Korea, 25-year-old Freddie, who was adopted and raised in France, decides to look for her biological parents on a whim. The fierce young woman embarks on a journey of self-discovery that takes her from quiet villages to bustling nightclubs. In an elliptical narrative spanning eight years, Freddie’s life takes unexpected turns that challenge who she thought she was and who she could become.

Director Davy CHOU returns to CinemAsia after winning the Jury Award in 2017 for his previous film Diamond Island. With Return to Seoul, Chou resists the sentimental tropes of roots-searching narratives, instead playing with the unpredictable strength of Freddie’s persona to craft a cinematic tour de force. With a star-making performance by first-time actress PARK Ji-min, Return to Seoul is a bold quest for meaning and stability amidst the existential drift of life.

Hoogt in Bieb Neude Utrecht
The start of CinemAsia Film Festival will be celebrated by Hoogt in Utrecht too. Opening film Return to Seoul by French-Cambodian filmmaker Davy Chou will be screened simultaneously in Studio/K and in Hoogt in Bieb Neude in Utrecht.