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19 Quotes | My Name Is Loh Kiwan (2024)

Here’s a collection of quotes from the South Korean film, My Name Is Loh Kiwan (2024):

  • “You have to survive, Kiwan. You’ll have to continue on without me now. You need to go on.” – Ok Hui
  • “Find a life worth living. Seek refuge and have a life of your own.” – Ok Hui

“Don’t let your mother’s death be in vain. You need to get out of here.” – Uncle

  • “Hurting a woman’s face is disgraceful. Any man who’ll do that once is sure to do it again.” – Loh Kiwan
  • “I do it all for them. My kids are my whole world.” – Seonju

“You’re all bark but no bite. You like to pretend you’re cruel, but you’re not. Behind that tough act is a sweet girl.” – Loh Kiwan

“If you ever try to hurt or destroy yourself, I’ll follow you to hell and drag you out myself. I’ll help you find the light.” – Loh Kiwan

“Does someone like me deserve to be happy despite what happened?” – Loh Kiwan

“I’m like you. We might think we don’t deserve a lot. But at least we have each other. And that’s enough for me.” – Marie

  • “What we have is too strong. Nothing can tear us apart.” – Loh Kiwan
  • “When I first met you, I was about ready to give up. I kept going just to see your face again.” – Marie

“You made me believe life was worth it. You’re the reason I’m still here.” – Marie

“Your father once said to me I wasn’t strong enough to be with you. His words were like daggers in my heart. I felt unworthy of you. But that’s when I promised myself I would become the person you needed. A guy that would always be there for you.” – Loh Kiwan

  • “Someday soon, we’ll be together again.” – Loh Kiwan
  • “Madagascar. I’ll take you there one day. And we’ll see those trees and turtles.” – Loh Kiwan

“We will travel all over this crazy world together til our shoes are worn. Until our feet hurt.” – Loh Kiwan

“I vowed to survive no matter what hell I faced. It wasn’t easy but I kept my vow. I’ve made it this far.” – Loh Kiwan

“My life has been like a weathering storm, barely making it out. Do I have in me to keep going? I asked myself hundreds of times. And every time, I answered, I’ll go through as many storms as I have to.” – Loh Kiwan

“In the end, I realized my wish was never to live in a country but the right to leave it whenever I wanted. That is still… my wish.” – Loh Kiwan

Genre: Drama, Romance
Synopsis: After defecting from North Korea, Loh Kiwan struggles to obtain refugee status in Belgium, where he encounters a dejected woman who has lost all hope.
Based on the: novel “I Met Loh Kiwan” by Cho Hae-jin
Maturity rating: 16+
Run time: 2 hours, 13 minutes
Cast: Song Joong-ki, Choi Sung-eun
Writer-Director: Kim Hee-jin
Country of origin: South Korea
Original language: Korean
Production: Yong Film, HighZium Studio
Distributor: Netflix
Release date: March 1, 2024
English subtitle / Images: Netflix