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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.
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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
The latter stars Sargent’s sister Anna Sargent as a 38-year-old Korean adoptee with a cognitive disability who is struggling to care for her aging adoptive parents.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 20 Jan. 2026
If interested adoptees head to KCK Animal Services and tell them Beverly sent them, the bar will cover the adoption fee.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2026
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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
The latter stars Sargent’s sister Anna Sargent as a 38-year-old Korean adoptee with a cognitive disability who is struggling to care for her aging adoptive parents.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 20 Jan. 2026
If interested adoptees head to KCK Animal Services and tell them Beverly sent them, the bar will cover the adoption fee.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2026
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“Adoptee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adoptee. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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adoptee
noun
adopt·ee
ə-ˌdäp-ˈtē 
: a person who is adopted
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