My Name Is Loh Kiwan

My Name Is Loh Kiwan

I have decided to survive in this land.

2024134 min7.3 / 10

A tender, introspective drama about two broken people finding mutual redemption through connection, grounded in the real struggles of displacement and survival.

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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