Return to Seoul

Found in Translation: On Return to Seoul’s bittersweet depiction of communication

By David Jenkins

How Davy Chou’s lilting identity crisis comedy traverses the bridges and barriers that come with language.

Davy Chou: ‘This exquisite character helped me to create something more faithful to the truth’

By Hannah Strong

The writer/director of the magical Return to Seoul explains how he drew inspiration from a close friend to create his striking protagonist.

Return to Seoul

By Ella Kemp

Davy Chou’s bittersweet comedy of a Korean adoptee searching for her biological parents is powered by a dazzling lead performance.

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Return to Seoul – first look review

By David Jenkins

Davy Chou’s bittersweet comedy of a Korean adoptee searching for her biological parents is powered by a dazzling lead performance.

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