Return to Seoul is a Cambodia–South Korea co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
Retour à Séoul
On an impulse to reconnect with her origins, Freddie, 25, returns to South Korea for the first time, where she was born, before being adopted and raised in France. The headstrong young woman starts looking for her biological parents in a country she knows so little about, taking her life in new and unexpected directions.
Cambodia × South Korea Co-Production
Other Cambodia×South Korea titles
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Return to Seoul. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Return to Seoul, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- family reunion · 4
- identity · 3
- french woman · 2
- international adoption · 2
- searching for biological parents · 1
- korean culture · 1
- journey · 20
- adoption · 7
- south korea · 97
- seoul · 38
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #15 of 19 Cambodia films indexed here (21st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.6 points below the Cambodia average of 6.6/10.
Among Cambodia Drama productions specifically: #9 of 12 (top 75%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Cambodia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Belgium, Cambodia, France, Germany, Romania, South Korea |
| Original Language | Fr |
| Spoken Languages | English, French, Korean |
| Production Companies | Aurora Films, Vandertastic Films, Frakas Productions, Visual Walkabout, MereCinema |
| Runtime | 1h 59m |
| Release Date | November 18, 2022 |
| IMDb | tt19719836 |
| Official Site | www.sonyclassics.com |






