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Made in Korea

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A woman from a small town in Tamil Nadu moves to South Korea - a place she always dreamed of - but struggles to find her footing in a foreign land.
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Claire Di Maio But Why Tho? Apr 1
5/10
There are interesting elements in the film, but in execution, it’s an uneven drama about the reality of problems following you wherever you go. Go to Full Review
Jayne Nelson Radio Times Mar 31
3/5
Seoul is the real star, of course, all reflected neon and twinkling skylines. Go to Full Review
Sreeju Sudhakaran Rediff.com Mar 28
2/5
Even the title feels lazy. It's almost as if the makers wanted to tell a Queen-like story and simply chose South Korea because of its current pop culture appeal. If you want to see how a movie uses a location purely for SEO purposes, it would be this! Go to Full Review
Barbara Shulgasser Common Sense Media Mar 25
2/5
This movie is actually a bunch of different movies—some good, some not so good—an amalgam of precariously glued-together variations on familiar cliches. Go to Full Review
Archi Sengupta LeisureByte.com Mar 17
1.5/5
Made in Korea leaves a lot to be desired as it conveniently tells us a story of struggle... minus the struggle. Go to Full Review
Radhika Menon Decider Mar 16
While there is an emotionally satisfying relationship at the center of the film, Made in Korea has too much noise in its subplots to completely satisfy. Go to Full Review
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Arjun D @RT86934462 Aug 17 Lovely in so many ways, and great to have a cross cultural film that is unique like this. However, the lead character who has been pining for Korea her whole life, lands there and suddenly knows nothing. Not a word of Korean, or even house the buses work. Something she could just google. This authenticity is missing in her, which is a great shame as both the Tamil and Korean elements are excellent. A sadly missed opportunity. See more Igor S @Igor_Sena Aug 16 There is a really good movie somewhere inside this one. But the execution was sloppy. Many of the most important events happened because they needed to happen, instead of organically. Imagine someone saying it would be really cool for something to happen one day, and in the very next scene someone walks in and makes that thing happen. It made the progression of the story feel choppy, forced and too coincidental. It also felt like i was watching 3 or 5 different movies put together, and although i appreciate the unorthodox script, you have to tie those ideas better to make it work. But at some point, i just turned my brain off and that made me enjoy it much more. There were some really good moments. It has a good message overall, which i appreciated. I just wish we would have gotten a full resolution to the main character's love life. But i guess they didn't want to stray from the modern "women don't need man" message, which is a shame, because it would have been a good cherry on top. See more Manish S @RT45730922 Jul 17 Such a feel good film See more Sam A @Padlock Jul 4 Such a beautiful feelgood film. Watch if you feel like being inspired. Teras in my eyes at points. The trailer didn't do it justice. Was expecting to possibly be bored, but I was hooked, loved it! Beautiful scenes India and south Korea. Such a gem of a film. See more Aly G @Aly13G Apr 19 Conflicting storyline that doesn’t know what is its focus. See more Raja L @RT87880943 Apr 16 Made in Korea… I know some people feel the title doesn’t match the content, but I see it differently. This is not a fight or commercial movie like many expect. It’s soft, simple, and honestly… it became a comfort movie for me. "Made in Korea" is not about action it’s about how her life transforms when she moves to a new country and experiences a different culture. Very beautiful, calm, and meaningful. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A woman from a small town in Tamil Nadu moves to South Korea - a place she always dreamed of - but struggles to find her footing in a foreign land.
Director
Ra. Karthik
Producer
Sagar Pentela, Sreenidhi Sagar
Distributor
Netflix
Production Co
Rise East Entertainment
Genre
Adventure, Drama
Original Language
Tamil
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 12, 2026
Runtime
1h 53m
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