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Found (2021)

Found poster
Directed by
Amanda Lipitz
Genre
documentary
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
1h 37m
Rated
PG
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 38 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Three adopted teenage girls find out they are cousins through a DNA test. They travel to China to meet their birth families and learn about their shared past.

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What happens

Found is a 2021 documentary film directed and produced by Amanda Lipitz. An international co-production of the United States and China, it follows three adopted teenage girls who discover they are blood-related cousins on 23andMe and travel to China seeking answers about their identity and family history. Found had its world premiere at the Hamptons International Film Festival on October 9, 2021. It was released on October 20, 2021, by Netflix, and received critical acclaim for its emotional poignancy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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