Song Joong-ki And Choi Sung-eun To Star In Netflix Film My Name Is Loh Kiwan

Netflix has announced the star-studded cast lineup for upcoming film My Name Is Loh Kiwan, with Song Joong-ki and Choi Sung-eun playing the leading characters. The film follows the story of Loh Kiwan, a North Korean defector who slipped away to Belgium in the pursuit for freedom, who falls in love with a woman named Mari.

Loh Kiwan will be played by Song Joong-ki, who previously starred in the Netflix film Space Sweepers, where he plays a talented pilot who risks his life to scavenge space debris. He has also left his mark in several hit series including Vincenzo, in which he plays a dashing mafia consigliere, and his recent double role in Reborn Rich.

Choi Sung-eun, who had her breakthrough role in Beyond Evil and starred alongside Ji Chang-wook in The Sound of Magic, will play Mari, a former Korean shooter born in Belgium who is disillusioned with life. Rounding up the cast lineup are Cho Han-cheul, Kim Sung-roung, Lee Il-hwa, Lee Sang-hee, and Seo Hyun-woo. 

A remarkable love story is set to unfold between Loh Kiwan and Mari after the mishap of their first encounter, as the former arrives in Belgium to seek freedom and for a new start in life, whereas the latter feels the exact opposite, having lost her will to face cruel reality.  

My Name Is Loh Kiwan will premiere exclusively on Netflix. 

Overview

Title: My Name is Loh Kiwan
Screenwriting / Directing: Kim Hee-jin
Original: I Met Loh Kiwan (Novel by Cho Hae-jin, Published by Changbi Publishers)
Cast: Song Joong-ki, Choi Sung-eun, Cho Han-cheul, Kim Sung-roung, Lee Il-hwa, Lee Sang-hee, Seo Hyun-woo
Production: Yong Film / History D&C
Distribution: Netflix