Seoul Searching

2015

Action / Comedy / Drama / Music / Romance

6
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 83% · 16 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 83% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.9/10 10 1960 2K

seoul, south korea

Plot summary

In the 1980s a group of foreign-born Korean teenagers who meet at a Seoul summer camp to learn what it means to be Korean. The three boys, from the U.S., Mexico, and Germany, then meet three girls who rock their world.

Director

Benson Lee Photo
Benson Lee

Top cast

Teo Yoo Photo
Teo Yoo as Klaus Kim
Rich Ting Photo
Rich Ting as Hiroshi
Mina Fujii Photo
Mina Fujii as Mayumi
Justin Chon Photo
Justin Chon as Sid Park
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1007.43 MB
1280*534
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles ar   dk   de   gr   us   es   fi   fr   il   it   ja   kr   no   nl   pl   pt   ro   sv   th   tr   vi   cn  
23.976 fps
1 hr 49 min
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2.02 GB
1920*800
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles ar   dk   de   gr   us   es   fi   fr   il   it   ja   kr   no   nl   pl   pt   ro   sv   th   tr   vi   cn  
23.976 fps
1 hr 49 min
Seeds 1

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by sayonbiz 8 / 10

Quite a FEEL-GOOD and simple story! Liked it quite a lot surprisingly.

This movie was unexpectedly quite a lot better than I had anticipated. It has a feel good nostalgic feeling to it. I wanted to watch a korean film after getting addicted to K-Drama, but I guess the long long episodes of Drama series just made me get used to dislike short and quick movie scripts HAHA.But those things aside, you'll enjoy it.
Reviewed by extrapulse 8 / 10

Powerful

As one born in the same year as Director Benson Lee and having been raised in the west coast of the United States, I fully appreciated the homage to John Hughes films and the BRILLIANT soundtrack. I was positively thrilled/comforted to hear it, especially the Jesus and Mary Chain, Erasure, and that long lost song by Q Lazzarus.I grew up on John Hughes films, but never thought I'd ever see a film that spoke straight to my heart with characters that not only look like me, but were also talking about what it is to be Korean, as an adoptee. The Korean adoptee storyline broke my heart, then put it back again. Rosalina Leigh gave her character the right mix of sadness, surprise, and confusion. And don't get me started about the woman who played her birth mother...I've seen many amazing films made by Korean adoptees (among them, First Person Plural by Deann Borshay Liem) which feature reunions and/or issues with birth mothers. I was a bit concerned about a fictional portrayal of this reunion, but I was pleasantly surprised at how it was handled. The performance between the character Kris and her birth mother left me absolutely gutted. Also, Cha In-Pyo was predictably solid and charismatic. There were extremely clever ways in which Benson Lee portrayed the both the growth and evolution of these characters. There were many true to the 80's references with the various characters portrayed. One may say there were scenes that were a bit over the top, I still think that this film brought key themes to the minds and hearts of the audience. And while applicable and relevant to many Korean-Americans, this film has the power to grab the attention and heartstrings of a global audience. I have no doubt that this film will be cherished both with a domestic and global audience.Well-done, Benson Lee and cast. Thank you especially for including the Korean adoptee story line. You've made my 80's film nostalgia complete and with a kick ass soundtrack, no less.
Reviewed by chickenjackson 8 / 10

Full of Humor, Heritage, and Heart.

Think Breakfast Club meets American Pie meets Korean drama. Silly but surprisingly able to pack in a lot with good amount of heart. Smart fun writing that understands Koreans (according to my Korean-American wife), plus a great 80's soundtrack and it's on Netflix...for now!
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