A Brand New Life is a 2009 film and the debut feature of Ounie Lecomte, a Korean adoptee who grew up in France who directed and wrote the film. The film also marked the cinematic debut of actress Kim Sae-ron.
Loosely based on Lecomte's own experience, the movie is set in Seoul in 1975. A girl abandoned by her father at a Catholic orphanage struggles to adjust to a new life.
A Brand New Life was released in South Korea on October 29, 2009. The film grossed over US$167,776 and was well received by critics. From Wikipedia
