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.
The 2011–2013 South Korea Window
157 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Approved for Adoption sits at position #47.
The 2010s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Approved for Adoption premiered. 719 total titles in this decade from South Korea.
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 |