South Korea Synopsis
Couleur de peau : Miel
This remarkable animated documentary traces the unconventional upbringing of the filmmaker Jung Henin, one of thousands of Korean children adopted by Western families after the end of the Korean War. It is the story of a boy stranded between two cultures. Animated vignettes – some humorous and some poetic – track Jung from the day he first meet his new blond siblings, through elementary school, and into his teenage years, when his emerging sense of identity begins to create fissures at home and ignite the latent biases of his adoptive parents. The filmmaker tells his story using his own animation intercut with snippets of super-8 family footage and archival film. The result is an animated memoir like no other: clear-eyed and unflinching, humorous, and above all, inspiring in the capacity of the human heart.
Animation + Family in South Korea
28 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Family genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Approved for Adoption itself).
The 2011–2013 South Korea Window
Approved for Adoption holds position #47 of 157 South Korea films in the 2011–2013 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in South Korea, 719 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Approved for Adoption premiered alongside 53 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 53 other South Korea films in 2012.
The 501st South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (931 films).
Audience Engagement
24 audience reviews — more than 49% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 9th percentile among South Korea films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #472 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (66th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Animation productions specifically: #12 of 50 (top 24%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | South Korea, Belgium, France, Switzerland |
| Original Language | Fr |
| Production Companies | Belgacom, Artémis Productions, 2 Minutes |
| Runtime | 1h 10m |
| Release Date | June 6, 2012 |
| IMDb | tt1621766 |