Another Netflix movie, ‘My Name is Loh Kiwan’ brings out the brutal stakes of leaving North Korea. A boy somehow manages to leave North Korea and settles in China, till things are back to normal. He manages to reach Belgium and here his struggle begins. The movie traces a tragic story where Kiwan and Marie are tangled for freedom.
A journey to find oneself is what Loh Kiwan seeks: My Name is Loh Kiwan Review
The movie begins at a dingy note where Loh Kiwan enters Belgium with some of the other refugees. He starts away and makes his way to the legal office to appeal a status as a refugee. He is asked for an identification and now lives off the street to somehow survive. He tries all ways to remain safe and alive.
One night while he is sleeping in a laundromat, a girl steals his wallet and rans away. he catches her at the police station. This girl happens to be a Korean-Belgian citizen Marie, who lives someplace and even has a family. She has taken a huge loan from some notorious people and holds her baggage of sorrow and grief.
As Kiwan is trying to make ends meet, he finds consonance in Marie and falls for her. Marie returns her wallet after paying a huge sum. In court, as he is trying to prove he is a defector from North Korea, he calls for witnesses but they betray him.
Towards the end, Kiwan finally is being able to find refuge in the city and also find love in a city of strangers. He sees his happiness in Marie and leaves Belgium to be with her.
The movie has a really interesting journey of both the leads who overcome their fear and find happiness again. This K-movie trutly desverse a 4 stars out of 5. It is not just a simple of refuge from the past but a deep foundation of a seedling for future prospects.
Unlike the conventional Korean movie, this truly has its share of sorrow, drama, and love, and above all, it’s a journey to keep moving the past and embrace the present. The movie is released on Netflix.