My Name Is Loh Kiwan

My Name Is Loh Kiwan (2024)

로기완

Loh Kiwan, ein Überläufer aus Nordkorea, kämpft um Anerkennung als Flüchtling in Belgien. Dort trifft er auf eine geknickte Frau, die alle Hoffnung verloren hat.

Erscheinungsdatum
2024-02-19
TMDB
7.3 / 10 (161)
Laufzeit
2 Std. 14 Min.
Genres
Liebesfilm, Drama
Regie
Kim Hee-jin

Besetzung

Wissenswertes

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.

Production

The film is based on a fictional 2019 novel by South Korean author Cho Hae-jin. An article published by Liberty in North Korea, a non-profit that assists North Korean defectors, evaluated the circumstances and themes in the story as realistic. Defectors often deal with imperiled escapes, difficult asylum applications, trauma, and cultural and linguistic barriers.

On February 8, 2023, Netflix confirmed production of the film with the casting of Song Joong-ki, Choi Sung-eun, Jo Han-chul, Kim Sung-ryung, Lee Il-hwa, Lee Sang-hee, and Seo Hyun-woo.

On February 24, 2023, Song Joong-ki posted a photo that showed the start of filming in Hungary.

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