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- 2013
- Not Rated
- GKIDS
- 1 h 10 m
- 2013
- Not Rated
- GKIDS
- 1 h 10 m
Summary Comic-book artist Jung returns to Seoul for the first time since he was adopted by a Belgian family at the age of 5.
Directed By: Laurent Boileau, Jung Henin
Written By: Laurent Boileau, Jung Henin
- 2013
- Not Rated
- GKIDS
- 1 h 10 m
- 2013
- Not Rated
- GKIDS
- 1 h 10 m
Approved for Adoption
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Summary Comic-book artist Jung returns to Seoul for the first time since he was adopted by a Belgian family at the age of 5.
Directed By: Laurent Boileau, Jung Henin
Written By: Laurent Boileau, Jung Henin
Where to Watch
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Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
73
100% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
0% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Visualizations are Mr. Jung's province, and they're what make his movie so deeply moving, as well as literally illuminating.
A vibrant example of hybrid nonfiction filmmaking, using hand-drawn animation, live action, home movies and newsreels in a rich synthesis of personal and historical memory.
The movie is not always well unified and sequenced, but that seems to reflect Mr. Henin’s ambivalence over a past that’s like a book he is at once rereading and rewriting.
Watching the animated memoir Approved for Adoption can stir a serenity like skipping stones on water for a delightfully long time.
It’s impossible not to be charmed on some level by Jung Henin and Laurent Boileau’s Approved for Adoption, though it’s best not to ask for too much.
Crucially, Jung and Boileau manage to convey the bonds of affection and love that hold this unusual family together, in a manner that will ring a moving chord with many who have experienced similar circumstances.
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Production Company
2 Minutes Animation,
Artémis Productions,
Belgacom,
Dexia,
Dreamwall,
Filière Production,
Fonds Images de la Diversité,
France 3 Cinéma,
Francetélévision Signature,
La Station d'Animation,
Mosaique Films,
Nadasdy Film,
Panda Media,
Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF),
Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS),
Région Alsace,
Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,
Wallimage
Release Date Nov 8, 2013
Duration 1 h 10 m
Rating Not Rated
Awards
Annecy International Animated Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
Torino Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Magritte Awards, Belgium
• 1 Nomination
