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Anna and Emily are the Korean adoptees of white parents.
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Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 31 Jan. 2026
Anna plays a Korean adoptee living with disability who has to take care of both of her older, adoptive parents, one of whom dies and the other of whom is suffering memory loss.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 30 Jan. 2026
The feature’s lead male role was originally written for a white actor, but when Sukku — a very popular Korean actor — expressed interest in the project, Ahn rewrote the character to be a Korean American adoptee.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 26 Jan. 2026
Chronicling a Korean-American adoptee’s journey to Hong Kong to meet her birth mother for the first time, the film was produced by Ritz-Carlton and Hearst under the mentorship of Mike Figgis, and released in six languages worldwide.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2026
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Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 31 Jan. 2026
Anna plays a Korean adoptee living with disability who has to take care of both of her older, adoptive parents, one of whom dies and the other of whom is suffering memory loss.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 30 Jan. 2026
The feature’s lead male role was originally written for a white actor, but when Sukku — a very popular Korean actor — expressed interest in the project, Ahn rewrote the character to be a Korean American adoptee.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 26 Jan. 2026
Chronicling a Korean-American adoptee’s journey to Hong Kong to meet her birth mother for the first time, the film was produced by Ritz-Carlton and Hearst under the mentorship of Mike Figgis, and released in six languages worldwide.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Adoptee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adoptee. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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adoptee
noun
adopt·ee
ə-ˌdäp-ˈtē 
: a person who is adopted
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