Approved for Adoption
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.
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Cast
6 people
William Coryn
Jung (voice)
Known for
Fantastic Planet
The Smurfs and the Magic Flute
Christelle Cornil
La mère (voice)
Known for
In Her Name
The Collapse
Jean-Luc Couchard
Le père (voice)
Known for
Dikkenek
Taxi 4
Arthur Dubois
Jung (8 ans) (voice)
Also in
Un spectacle interrompu
David Macaluso
Jung (17 ans) (voice)
Also in
Demain, si tout va bien
SamSam
Jung Henin
Self
Laurent Boileau Director · Jung Henin Director
United States release November 1, 2013 · Produced in South Korea, Belgium, France, Switzerland · Production Artémis Productions, 2 Minutes
Production
Belgacom
Production
Artémis Productions
Production
2 Minutes
Production
South Korea · Belgium · France · Switzerland
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Original title
Couleur de peau : Miel
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · June 6, 2012
Theatrical
United States · November 1, 2013
Theatrical
South Korea
May 8, 2014 · Theatrical
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