Approved for Adoption (2012)

Comic-book artist Jung returns to Seoul for the first time since he was abandoned at the age of 5.

Directors:

Laurent Boileau, Jung

Writers:

Laurent Boileau, Jung (also graphic novel)

Stars:

Maxym Anciaux, Cathy Boquet, Mahé Collet

3 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Maxym Anciaux	...	Cédric à 8 ans (voice)
Cathy Boquet	...	Gaëlle à 14 ans (voice)
Mahé Collet	...	Valérie à 3 ans (voice)
Christelle Cornil	...	La mère adoptive de Jung (voice)
William Coryn	...	Jung adulte (voice)
Jean-Luc Couchard	...	Le père adoptif de Jung (voice)
Aaricia Dubois	...	Coralie à 8 ans / Coralie à 6 ans (voice)
Alayin Dubois	...	Coralie à 5 ans / Gaëlle à 5 ans (voice)
Arthur Dubois	...	Jung à 8 ans (voice)
Nathalie Homs	...	Bonne Maman (voice)
Jung	...	Self
David Macaluso	...	Jung à 17 ans (voice)
Jazz Marlier	...	Catherine à 7 ans / Valérie à 12 ans (voice)
David Murgia	...	Cédric à 17 ans (voice)
Pauline Souren	...	Carole à 12 ans / Valérie à 12 ans (voice)

Storyline

European on the heads side, Asian on the tails side. Cartoonist. 42 years old according to his civil status, Jung prefers to place his birth at the age of 5, when a policeman found him wandering alone on the streets of Seoul. He is one of those 200 000 adopted Koreans spread around the world. Jung decided to return, for the first time, in South Korea, in order to breath the air of his home country, tread the land of his ancestors, and maybe find traces of his biological mother. This trip of reconciliation with his roots and with himself, shot as a documentary, leads our character to recall in animation

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Plot Keywords:

korean | nightmare | drawing | orphan | based on comic | 

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Genres:

Animation | Biography | Drama | Family

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

French visa # 126155.

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Soundtracks

Danse des cygnes (Swan Dance)
, extrait de l'acte II du ballet "Le Lac des cygnes" (Swan Lake)
Composée par Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
(1975-1976)

User Reviews

Another great animated film

I read the 2 comic strip books and had anxiously been waiting for the film. I loved both. The film goes more into his origins, but in the end, it's very close to the book. The animation and drawings are art. Brilliant. As the mother of an adopted child, it's wonderful to see the subject taken to such a level, both emotionally and artistically. Go see it. The story flows easily and takes you to his origins, or what he remembers of them, to his arrival in Belgium, where he was adopted. There are a few passages missing in the movie from the book, which I would have liked to have seen, but it is still very faithful to the book. Now, I am waiting for the third volume then the second movie. I think it will appeal also to those with no adoption links, but will make you realize some things you may never ave thought of regarding adoption and even family dynamics. Enjoy

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

France Belgium South Korea Switzerland

Language:

French Korean

Release Date:

6 June 2012 (France)

Also Known As:

Approved for Adoption

Box Office

Budget:

EUR3,700,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,015, 10 November 2013

Gross USA:

$4,015

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$89,801

Company Credits

Production Co:

2 Minutes Animation, Artémis Productions, Belgacom

Technical Specs

Runtime:

70 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1