Movie

My Name Is Loh Kiwan

2024 · 134 min

A quiet, aching story of displacement and fragile hope, carried by wintry stillness and raw, human performances.

Tagline: I have decided to survive in this land.
Overview: 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.
How it feels: Melancholic, bleak, earnest and romantic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Survival, isolation, immigration, grief
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
isolation
immigration
grief
healing
Places: big city
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild