Given Away

July. 23,2019

Rating：

5.5

Genre：

Documentary

Keywords：

Adoption Korean American Asian Origins

Trailer Synopsis Cast

What does it mean to adopted and brought up far away from your country of birth? In “Given Away,” this week’s moving new Op-Doc by directors Glenn and Julie Morey, Korean adoptees who grew up in Western countries reflect on the complicated emotional terrain that they’ve navigated in their lives. Glenn Morey was himself adopted from Korea in the wake of the Korean war, and the directors have channeled that connection to create a beautifully nuanced and emotional film. As the Moreys write of Glenn’s experience interviewing adoptees, “He has needed others like him … to help him make sense of his life. They have also helped him make peace with the universe.”

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Reviews

Stometer

2019/07/23

Save your money for something good and enjoyable

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XoWizIama

2019/07/24

Excellent adaptation.

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BelSports

2019/07/25

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

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Bob

2019/07/26

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

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