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My Name Is Loh Kiwan

My Name Is Loh Kiwan

I have decided to survive in this land.

20247.32h 14m

Overview

After defecting from North Korea, Loh Kiwan struggles to obtain refugee status in Belgium, where he encounters a dejected woman who has lost all hope.

Directed by Kim Hee-jin
Written by Jo Hae-jin, Kim Hee-jin, Kim Jun-hyun
Produced by Jang Eun-young, Park So-yeon, Jay Lee
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Top Cast

Song Joong-ki

Song Joong-ki

Loh Kiwan

Choi Sung-eun

Choi Sung-eun

Marie

Waël Sersoub

Waël Sersoub

Cyril

Cho Han-cheul

Cho Han-cheul

Youn-sung

Kim Sung-ryung

Kim Sung-ryung

Ok-hui

Lee Il-hwa

Lee Il-hwa

Jeong-ju

Lee Sang-hee

Lee Sang-hee

Seon-ju

Seo Hyun-woo

Seo Hyun-woo

Eun-cheol

Kang Gil-woo

Kang Gil-woo

Lawyer

Lim Ho-jun

Lim Ho-jun

Young-seok

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookrefugeebelgiumromancenorth korean defectornorth koreainter-korean relationsnorth korean

About My Name Is Loh Kiwan

My Name Is Loh Kiwan is a romance, drama film released in 2024 exploring themes of based on novel or book, refugee, belgium, romance, north korean defector, north korea. Directed by Kim Hee-jin, it stars Song Joong-ki, Choi Sung-eun, Waël Sersoub. After defecting from North Korea, Loh Kiwan struggles to obtain refugee status in Belgium, where he encounters a dejected woman who has lost all hope.

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