My Name Is Loh Kiwan (2024)

Original title

로기완

Directed by

Kim Hee Jin

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

South Korea

Runtime

2h 13m

Rated

R

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 157 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A North Korean defector named Loh Kiwan arrives in Belgium seeking refuge. He struggles to build a new life while crossing paths with a Korean woman who has her own reasons for being there.

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What happens

My Name Is Loh Kiwan (Korean: 로기완) is a 2024 South Korean drama film written and directed by Kim Hee-jin and starring Song Joong-ki and Choi Sung-eun. It is based on the 2019 fictional novel I Met Loh Kiwan by author Cho Hae-jin. The film is about the experiences of a North Korean defector who travels to Belgium for refuge. It was released on Netflix in selected regions on March 1, 2024. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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