Seoul Searching
2015 · Movie · R · 105 min · ★ 7.0 · 69% critics
Set in the 1980s, a group of Korean teens raised in different countries come together at a summer camp in Seoul to explore their roots. New friendships, culture clashes, and romantic sparks turn the experience into a lively search for identity and belonging.
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Details
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2015-01-30
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Critic score
- 69/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (76 votes)
About
You might like this if you enjoy coming-of-age comedies about identity, messy friendships, and youthful romance with a nostalgic 1980s vibe, somewhat in the spirit of SubUrbia; Not for you if you want a more serious, grounded drama.
Pros: lively coming-of-age energy; culture-clash humor; heartfelt identity themes | Cons: broad teen antics; uneven tone shifts; romance may feel light
Themes
- seoul, south korea
Cast & crew
Justin Chon
as Sid Park
Jessika Van
as Grace Park
Cha In-pyo
as Mr. Kim
Teo Yoo
as Klaus Kim
- EA
Esteban Ahn
as Sergio Kim
David Lee McInnis
as Sergeant Gallagher
Mina Fujii
as Mayumi
Kim In-woo
as Mr. Shigemitsu
Rosalina Lee
as Kris Schultz
Albert Kong
as Mike Song
Directed by Benson Lee