How long is Approved for Adoption?

Approved for Adoption is 1 hr 15 min long.

Who is La mère adoptive de Jung in Approved for Adoption?

Christelle Cornil plays La mère adoptive de Jung in the film.

What is Approved for Adoption about?

APPROVED FOR ADOPTION traces the unconventional upbringing of filmmaker Jung Henin, one of thousands of Korean children adopted by Western families after the end of the Korean War. It is the story of a boy stranded between two cultures. Sepia-toned animated vignettes – some humorous and some poetic – track Jung from the day he first meets his new blond siblings, through elementary school, and into his teenage years, when his emerging sense of identity begins to create fissures at home and ignite the latent biases of his adoptive parents. The filmmaker tells his story using his own animation intercut with snippets of super-8 family footage and archival film. The result is a memoir like no other: clear-eyed and unflinching, humorous and wry, and above all, inspiring in the capacity of the human heart.

Approved for Adoption

Name: Approved for Adoption
Genre: Documentary,Animated
Released: 2013-11-22
Duration: 75
Rating: 78

NR 1 hr 15 min

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How long is Approved for Adoption?: Approved for Adoption is 1 hr 15 min long.

Who directed Approved for Adoption?: Laurent Boileau

Who is La mère adoptive de Jung in Approved for Adoption?: Christelle Cornil plays La mère adoptive de Jung in the film.

What is Approved for Adoption about?: APPROVED FOR ADOPTION traces the unconventional upbringing of filmmaker Jung Henin, one of thousands of Korean children adopted by Western families after the end of the Korean War. It is the story of a boy stranded between two cultures. Sepia-toned animated vignettes – some humorous and some poetic – track Jung from the day he first meets his new blond siblings, through elementary school, and into his teenage years, when his emerging sense of identity begins to create fissures at home and ignite the latent biases of his adoptive parents. The filmmaker tells his story using his own animation intercut with snippets of super-8 family footage and archival film. The result is a memoir like no other: clear-eyed and unflinching, humorous and wry, and above all, inspiring in the capacity of the human heart.