“My Name Is Loh Kiwan” Korean Movie 2022 | Cast | Synopsis

Overview: “My Name Is Loh Kiwan” Korean movie is a Netflix original drama series that released on March 1, 2024. It will tell the story of a north Korean who came to Belgium in hope to start a new life. Struggling to settle down there, he falls in love with a woman who has lost her will to live. “My Name Is Loh Kiwan” stars Song Joong Ki and Choi Sung Eun in the main cast. It is available to watch online on streaming platform Netflix*.

Synopsis

“My name is Loh Kiwan” Kmovie tells the story of Loh Ki Wan (Song Joong Ki), a North Korean defector who wishes to start over by moving to Belgium, a foreign nation, and fighting the Belgian government to grant him refugee status.

In Belgium, he meets Maria, a former shooter from Korea who now holds Belgian citizenship but doesn’t want to live anymore. Despite the unpleasant first meet, they fall in love with each other.

Genre

Action, Thriller, Romance, Drama

Main Cast & Characters

Song Joong Ki as Loh Ki Wan
Choi Sung Eun as Marie

Supporting Cast

Jo Han Chul as Yoon Seong (Marie’s father)
Kim Sung Ryung as Ok Hee (Ki Wan’s mother)
Lee Il Hwa as Jeong Joo (Marie’s mother)
Lee Sang Hee as Seon Joo ( A Korean-Chinese)
Seo Hyun Woo as Eun Cheol (Ki Wan’s maternal uncle)
Wael Sersoub as Cyril (Bar owner)

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Notes & Facts

Korean movie “My Name Is Loh Ki Wan” is based on the novel of the same name written by author Cho Hae-jin, which was published in 2019.
Director: Kim Hee Jin
Scriptwriter: Kim Hee Jin
This is director Kim Hee Jin’s debut movie.
To authentically depict the suffering and anguish of strangers, Director Kim Hee Ji conducted interviews with North Korean defectors striving to have their refugee status recognized in Europe.
Additionally, she immersed herself in documentaries and literature depicting the experiences of migrants in Calais.
Parts of the movie are also shot in Hungary.