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Approved for Adoption

Original title: Couleur de peau: Miel
Belgium, France, 2012

Director: Boileau, Laurent & Jung
Production company: Mosaïque Films
Age recommendation: 10 years and up

Synopsis:
Cartoonist Jung returns to the South Korean
capital of Seoul. In the aftermath of the Korean War, countless Korean children are adopted. Jung is one of them. At the age of 5, he is found in the street and in 1971 ends up with a Belgian family where he has to find his own place among four brothers and sisters. In this story, based on true events and largely animated, he looks back on his
tough childhood. As a teenager, he fills his
parents with despair. Meanwhile, he wonders who or what he really is. He avoids other adopted Korean children and in protest even fantasises he is Japanese. It takes a long time before he reconciles himself with the facts and realises his new mother is a real mother, too. His drawing talent is a great help to him.

Festivals:
Annecy 2012, Cinekid Amsterdam 2012, Fifem Montreal 2013 (awarded), New York ICFF 2013, BUFF Malmö 2013, Leeds YFF 2013 (awarded), Animafest Zagreb 2013 (awarded), Buster Copenhagen 2013 (awarded), Cinemagic Belfast 2013, Ale Kino! Poznan 2013

Website: www.couleurdepeaumiel-lefilm.com

World sales address/es:
Wide House (FR)

Sold to:
CinéArt (BE)
CinéArt (NL)
Gébéka (F)