CinemaOSMovie · 2019 · 0h 16m

Given Away

“One of the last things that my grandmother said was, ‘When you grow up, come visit me.’”

Documentary

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.”

Directed byGlenn Morey, Julie Morey

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Released
Runtime
0h 16m
Language
EN
Released
July 23, 2019
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The New York Times

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Glenn Morey
Julie Morey

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