Approved for Adoption

2012

1h 15m

Biography

Animation

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Jung is adopted by a family in Belgium. He was always a foreigner, being neither a Westerner or an Asian. He eventually becomes a successful cartoonist and heads to Korea to find his roots.

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Ben Sachs

Chicago Reader

This 2012 feature is melancholy for a movie about childhood (probably too much so to appeal to children), but the intimate storytelling is appealing all the same.

Feb 28, 2014

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Joe Morgenstern

Wall Street Journal

"Approved for Adoption" is tough and tender, a rich resource for anyone who has been adopted, and anyone who plans to adopt.

Nov 21, 2013

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Sheri Linden

Los Angeles Times

The archival clips are eye-opening, and the animation, with its lovely subdued palette, is alive with the pains, joys and rascal spirit of childhood.

Nov 21, 2013

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Jamie S. Rich

Oregonian

The anecdotes Jung shares ache with honesty, effectively relating how he eventually reconciled his lack of a past with the promising future his new family offered him.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 21, 2014

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David Noh

Film Journal International

Using a motley mix of often charming animation and live action which includes actual home footage of Jung as a child, as well as the present time...Approved for Adoption strives for a narrative and emotional complexity it sometimes achieves.

Nov 7, 2013

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Very good foreign/doc/animated movie! Only con was it was a bit too short, but other than that, VERY good!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Audience Member

made me cry. great conversation starter with friends about adoption

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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A blend of genres (documentary, memoir, animation) that flow together nicely while tackling serious questions of race and roots.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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This was my Last one movie going to see more Movie could Around in This Summer?

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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A sweet film, though at times disjointed.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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L'Occident connut, au cours des années 60-70, un formidable boom d'adoptions d'enfants coréens. L'un d'eux, Jung, accueilli dans une famille belge de Rixensart, est devenu dessinateur de BD et a évoqué ses souvenirs d'enfance dans un album aujourd'hui porté à l'écran : "Couleur de peau : miel". Le dessinateur quadragénaire y évoque les joies, les difficultés, les couleurs et les émotions qui l'ont façonné : à la relation difficile avec la mère adoptive répondait une sincère connivence avec les frères et soeurs. A un pays et une famille biologique fantasmatiques et idéalisés s'opposent des difficultés à communiquer avec d'autres enfants adoptés. Ces contradictions, ces émotions parfois violentes, témoignent de la difficulté de se considérer totalement comme partie intégrante d'un des deux mondes. Ce qui rend le récit touchant est qu'il ne s'agit pas d'un simple conte à valeur exemplative mais des véritables souvenirs de Jung, dont la voix off commente images et reconstitutions animées tout au long de ce processus cathartique. Visuellement aussi, "Couleur de peau: miel" mérite le détour : collage hétéroclite de crayonnées 2D sur fond de décors 3D, de vidéos familiales et d'images documentaires tournées à Seoul de nos jours, il s'inscrit parfaitement dans la récente tendance de l'animation européenne à s'emparer de sujets plus adultes et à privilégier l'originalité visuelle à l'efficacité à tout prix.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Laurent Boileau

Director

Jung Henin

Director

Christelle Cornil

La mère adoptive de Jung

William Coryn

Jung adulte

Jean-Luc Couchard

Le père adoptif de Jung

Nathalie Homs

Bonne Maman

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Synopsis

Jung is adopted by a family in Belgium. He was always a foreigner, being neither a Westerner or an Asian. He eventually becomes a successful cartoonist and heads to Korea to find his roots.

Director: Laurent Boileau, Jung Henin
Screenwriter: Laurent Boileau
Production Co: Panda Media
Genre: Biography, Animation
Original Language: French (Canada)
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Runtime: 1h 15m

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