Acclaimed and honored around the world, Return to Seoul follows a young French-Korean woman whose search for her birth parents takes surprising turns. It’s widely acknowledged as “one of the best films of the year.” (Jason Bailey, The Playlist)
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“Brilliantly muses on the impermanence of everything we know — about ourselves, about others and the world — and points to transformation as the only inevitable constant.” ~ Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times
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“Return to Seoul is a startling and uneasy wonder, a film that feels like a beautiful sketch of a tornado headed directly toward your house.” ~ Amy Nicholson, New York Times
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“Davy Chou’s Return to Seoul quickly blooms as a study in contrasts, sublimely juxtaposing character and culture.” ~ Chris Barsanti, Slant Magazine
“Few movies have ever been more perfectly in tune with their protagonists than Davy Chou’s jagged, restless, and rivetingly unpredictable Return to Seoul.” ~ David Ehrlich, indieWire
“A stone-cold stunner.” ~ Alissa Wilkinson, Vox
“Strange, deep, changeable and wise.” ~ Jessica Kiang, Variety
“Davy Chou’s bittersweet comedy of a Korean adoptee searching for her biological parents is powered by a dazzling lead performance.” ~ David Jenkins, Little White Lies