My Name Is Loh Kiwan: What to Know About the K-drama Starring Song Joong-ki
The long road to escaping North Korea is marked with peril — threats of death and deportation, living as a refugee, finding oneself without a home. In My Name Is Loh Kiwan, a defector is desperate for survival when he meets a former professional athlete who’s lost her will to live. The drama film delves into the pair’s unlikely bond amidst near-impossible challenges. Kim Hee-jin’s feature directorial debut stars Song Joong-ki, Choi Sung-eun, and Cho Han-cheul.
When will My Name Is Loh Kiwan be released?
Where can I find the trailer for My Name Is Loh Kiwan?
Check it out at the top of this page.
Who’s in the cast of My Name Is Loh Kiwan?
- Song Joong-ki (Reborn Rich, Vincenzo) as Loh Kiwan, a North Korean defector
- Choi Sung-eun (The Sound of Magic) as Lee Marie, a former athlete
- Cho Han-cheul (Gyeongseong Creature, Reborn Rich) as Lee Youn-sung, Marie’s father
- Lee Sang-hee (Daily Dose of Sunshine) as Kim Seon-ju, a Korean immigrant
- Seo Hyun-woo (Decision to Leave) as Ri Eun-cheol, Loh Kiwan’s uncle
What happens in My Name Is Loh Kiwan?
Thirtysomething Kiwan (Song) defected from North Korea in 2019 with his mother. They make it to China, where defectors are harshly criminalized. When the police come looking for Kiwan, he ends up being brutally separated from his mother. Eventually, Kiwan escapes China and ends up in Brussels — a place wholly unfamiliar to him — where he becomes homeless and struggles to stay warm in the bitter Belgian winter. But his resolve to fulfill his mother’s dying wish, to find a safe place where he can live on his own terms, carries him through. When Marie (Choi), a former national athlete for Belgium, meets Kiwan, she’s as down on her luck as he is. As they battle their demons to overcome immense hardship, Kiwan and Marie forge a more hopeful future together.
Is My Name Is Loh Kiwan based on a book?
Yes, it’s based on the 2013 novel I Met Loh Kiwan by Cho Haejin.
Is My Name Is Loh Kiwan based on a true story?
No, the story is fictional.
My Name Is Loh Kiwan2h 13m18+2024After defecting from North Korea, Loh Kiwan struggles to obtain refugee status in Belgium, where he encounters a dejected woman who has lost all hope.
