Return to Seoul
After an impulsive travel decision to visit friends, Freddie, 25, returns to South Korea for the first time, where she was born before being adopted and raised in France. Freddie suddenly finds herself embarking on an unexpected journey in a country she knows so little about, taking her life in new and unexpected directions.
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Cast
42 people
Park Ji-min
Freddie
Known for
The Little Sister
A Private Life
Oh Kwang-rok
Father
Known for
Healer
Island
Guka Han
Tena
No other roles listed
Kim Sun-young
Aunt
Known for
Crash Landing on You
The Silent Sea
Yoann Zimmer
Maxime
Known for
Summer of 85
Home Front
Louis-Do de Lencquesaing
Andre
Known for
Spiral
Néro the Assassin
Heo Jin
Grandmother
Known for
The Wailing
The Mimic
Son Seung-beom
Dongwan "French-speaking friend"
Also in
The Roundup
Hunt
Kim Dong-seok
Jiwan "The boy with the fringe"
Known for
Noble, My Love
Emeline Briffaud
Lucie
Also in
Meeting with Pol Pot
Lim Cheol-hyun
Kay-Kay
No other roles listed
Myung-hee Chung Lee
Hammond Employee in Seoul
No other roles listed
Davy Chou Director · Jérémie Arcache Composer Christophe Musset Composer
Worldwide gross $1.6M · United States release December 2, 2022 · Produced in Belgium, Cambodia, France, Germany, Romania, South Korea
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,594,998
Production
Aurora Films
Production
Vandertastic Films
Production
Frakas Productions
Production
Visual Walkabout
Production
MereCinema
Production
Anti-Archive
Production
VOO
Production
BeTV
Production
Belgium · Cambodia · France · Germany · Romania · South Korea
Produced in
Sans retour
Working title
Languages
Original title
리턴 투 서울
Original language
Korean
Spoken on screen
English · French · Korean · Portuguese · Spanish
Release dates
France · May 22, 2022
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · December 2, 2022
Limited theatrical · New York City & Los Angeles
France · January 25, 2023
Theatrical
United States
October 13, 2022 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
February 17, 2023 · Theatrical
Cambodia
November 18, 2022 · Theatrical
Canada
September 8, 2022 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Finland
May 5, 2023 · Theatrical
France
May 25, 2023 · Digital · VOD
July 4, 2023 · Physical · DVD
October 1, 2025 · Digital · Arte•tv
October 1, 2025 · TV · Arte
Germany
January 26, 2023 · Theatrical
May 26, 2023 · Digital
Greece
May 11, 2023 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
November 5, 2022 · Premiere · Hong Kong Asian Film Festival
February 16, 2023 · Theatrical
India
July 7, 2023 · Digital · Mubi
Indonesia
November 28, 2022 · Premiere · Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival
Ireland
May 5, 2023 · Theatrical
Lithuania
April 7, 2023 · Theatrical
Mexico
November 18, 2022 · Limited theatrical
Norway
September 15, 2023 · Theatrical
Portugal
March 16, 2023 · Theatrical
Russia
April 13, 2023 · Theatrical · A-One Films
Singapore
May 4, 2023 · Limited theatrical
South Korea
May 3, 2023 · Theatrical
Spain
March 24, 2023 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 18, 2022 · Limited theatrical
Taiwan
November 6, 2022 · Premiere · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
February 24, 2023 · Theatrical
Thailand
May 11, 2023 · Theatrical
Ukraine
May 11, 2023 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
May 5, 2023 · Theatrical
July 7, 2023 · Digital · MUBI
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