Passing Through (1998)
Directed by Nathan Adolfson
Sub-Genres - Biography, Interpersonal Relationships, Race & Ethnicity |
Run Time - 37 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis
Fresh out of college, Adolfson - a Korean adoptee who grew up in Coon Rapids, Minnesota - decides to return to his land of birth for fun and new experiences. After spending six months at Yonsei University living among drunk foreign exchange students, he relocates to a boarding house, determined to get a better sense of what life outside the dormitories is like. What he finds ranges from the painful to the provocative. He briefly participates in a student demonstration, resulting in his choking o
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adoption, self-reflection, coming-of-age, homeland, Korean [nationality], cultural-identity, reunion, boarding-house, childhood, return