My Name Is Loh Kiwan

"I have decided to survive in this land."

2024 2h 14m KO

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7.2

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57%

ROTTEN

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6.7

IMDB

★7.2TMDB · 161🥫57%Rotten Tomatoes★6.7IMDB · 5,044

RomanceDrama

Synopsis

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After defecting from North Korea, Loh Kiwan struggles to obtain refugee status in Belgium, where he encounters a dejected woman who has lost all hope.

“I have decided to survive in this land.”

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Cast

Song Joong-ki
Loh Kiwan
Choi Sung-eun
Marie
Waël Sersoub
Cyril
Cho Han-chul
Youn-sung
Kim Sung-ryung
Ok-hui
Lee Il-hwa
Jeong-ju
Lee Sang-hee
Seon-ju
Seo Hyun-woo
Eun-cheol

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kim Hee-jin
Writers: Kim Hee-jin
Languages: English, Mandarin, Korean, French
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 2 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, Mandarin, Korean, French.

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AWARDS

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Directed by Kim Hee-jin, shot by Im Won-geun. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Dalpalan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Yang Jin-mo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Song Joong-ki and Choi Sung-eun and Waël Sersoub carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "I have decided to survive in this land.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt26672512 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Kim Hee-jin directs. Im Won-geun behind the camera. Dalpalan scores. Yang Jin-mo cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in English, Mandarin, Korean, French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 2 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, Mandarin, Korean, French.
3Directed by Kim Hee-jin, shot by Im Won-geun. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Dalpalan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Yang Jin-mo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Song Joong-ki and Choi Sung-eun and Waël Sersoub carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "I have decided to survive in this land.".
8IMDB entry: tt26672512 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 8 themes, including "based on novel or book", "refugee", "belgium", "romance".