Approved for Adoption

Approved for Adoption

2012
1h 10m
7.3

7.3/10

27 votes • View on IMDb
Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: FR

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Production Information

Production Companies
Belgacom Artémis Productions 2 Minutes
Production Countries
South Korea Belgium France Switzerland
Spoken Languages
French

Quick Facts

Original Title Couleur de peau : Miel
Release Date June 6, 2012
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt1621766

Cast

William Coryn
William Coryn

Jung (voice)

Christelle Cornil
Christelle Cornil

La mère (voice)

Jean-Luc Couchard
Jean-Luc Couchard

Le père (voice)

Arthur Dubois
Arthur Dubois

Jung (8 ans) (voice)

David Macaluso
David Macaluso

Jung (17 ans) (voice)

Jung-sik Jun
Jung-sik Jun

Self

Key Crew

Laurent Boileau
Director
Jung-sik Jun
Director
Laurent Boileau
Writer

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