Kim Myung-sil, the French
Director Ji-hyun LEE
Countries Korea, Republic of
Duration 75 min
Synopsis
This is the story of those days when there was no Korean airline and no Charles De Gaulle Airport in France. There were many adoptees in South Korea in the 1970's. My French friend Cécile was one of them. In 1973, Cécile (Kim Myung-sil) was adopted to France from Korea at the age of one. Last summer she lost her French adopted father. Then, she came to Korea to find her real parents. Unfortunately nobody could recognize or remember her. In Seoul, she discover that Korea is still giving up for adoption.
This is the story of those days when there was no Korean airline and no Charles De Gaulle Airport in France. There were many adoptees in South Korea in the 1970's. My French friend Cécile was one of them. In 1973, Cécile (Kim Myung-sil) was adopted to France from Korea at the age of one. Last summer she lost her French adopted father. Then, she came to Korea to find her real parents. Unfortunately nobody could recognize or remember her. In Seoul, she discover that Korea is still giving up for adoption.