My Name is Loh Kiwan Movie Details:
Hangul | 로기완 |
Revised Romanization | Rogiwan |
McCune–Reischauer | Rokiwan |
Based on | I Met Loh Ki-wan by Cho Hae-jin |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Genre | Romantic, Drama |
Release date | March 1, 2024 (South Korea) |
Running time | 2hr 13min |
Age rating | 18+ |
Cast | Song Joong-ki Choi Sung-eun Kim Sung-ryung |
Directed by | Kim Hee-jin |
Screenplay by | Kim Hee-jin |
Produced by | Jang Eun-young |
Cinematography by | Lim Won-gun |
Production Companies | Yong Film HighZium Studio |
Distributor | Netflix |
My Name is Loh Kiwan Movie Cast & Characters:
- Song Joong-ki as Loh Kiwan
- Choi Sung-eun as Marie
- Kim Sung-ryung as Ok-hee, Kiwan’s mother.
- Jo Han-chul as Yoon-seong, Marie’s father.
- Lee Il-hwa as Jeong-ju, Marie’s mother.
- Lee Sang-hee as Seon-ju, a Korean-Chinese whom Ki-wan meets at a Belgian factory.
- Seo Hyun-woo as Eun-cheol, Ki-wan’s maternal uncle.
- Waël Sersoub as Cyril, a bar owner in Belgium
Storyline:
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.
About My Name is Loh Kiwan Movie:
My Name is Loh Kiwan (original title: 로기완) is a South Korean romantic drama film written and directed by Kim Hee-jin. Produced by Jang Eun-young, it stars Song Joong-ki and Choi Sung-eun.
The film is based on the novel I Met Loh Kiwan by author Cho Hae-jin, which was published in 2019.
The directorial debut of Kim Hee Jin.
Filming began in Hungary in February 2024.
My Name is Loh Kiwan was released on Netflix on March 1, 2024.