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Birthplace Unknown (1988)

Birthplace Unknown poster
Directed by
Karin Junger
Genre
documentary film
Country
Netherlands
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two South Korean women who were adopted by a Dutch family travel to their birth country. The documentary follows them as they explore their past and meet people there.

poignantreflectiveintimatequietearnestcontemplativepersonalsober

What happens

Birthplace Unknown is a 1988 Dutch documentary film by director Karin Junger, featuring two South-Korean girls who were adopted by a Dutch family. The director follows the two young women as they visit South Korea, their country of birth. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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