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201793 minGdocumentary

My Umma

201793 minGdocumentary

A one-year-old girl named Julia watches as her parents perform music in Jecheon market while searching for Luke's biological parents in Korea.

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A one-year-old girl named Julia watches as her parents perform music in Jecheon market while searching for Luke's biological parents in Korea.

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Lim Jun-hyundirector

Luke McQueencast

Jane Jeong Trenkacast

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Luke, Jane, and their one-year-old daughter Julia perform in Jecheon market. Luke plays the keyboard while Jane distributes flyers and cares for Julia. Luke, a foreign adoptee, came to Korea to find his biological parents. He met Jane, also a foreign adoptee, during this search. His efforts to connect with his roots in an unfamiliar country face challenges.

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