K-Number

A film by Seyoung Jo | Documentary | South Korea/U.S | 112 min | Subtitles in English

Synopsis

Mioka, a Korean adoptee found on the streets in the early 1970s, returns to Korea as an adult searching for her birth parents. She is repeatedly met with institutional barriers, her adoption records manipulated or erased. Director Jo Seyoung, alongside the adoptee support group ‘Banet,’ follows Mioka’s journey, exposing the irresponsibility and structural concealment hidden behind the state-issued ‘K-Numbers.’ The film makes a solemn case that adoption is not just a personal story but a historical issue involving state intervention—an ethical responsibility society must collectively bear.

Director’s Bio

Born in South Korea, 1979. Jo Seyoung is a documentary filmmaker exploring human rights and social structures centered on adoption, identity, and institutional responsibility. Through field interviews, archival research, and on-site filming, she reveals institutional failures and historical truths.

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