{{mi|{{refimprove|date=May 2026}}{{primarysources|date=May 2026}}}} {{Infobox film | name = Birthplace Unknown | image = | alt = | caption = | native_name = <!--(for non-English films: film's name in its native language)--> | director = Karin Junger | producer = <!-- or: |producers = --> | writer = <!-- or: |writers = --> | screenplay = | story = | based_on = <!-- {{based on|title of the original work|writer of the original work}} --> | starring = | narrator = <!-- or: |narrators = --> | music = | cinematography = Peter Brugman | editing = Leo de Boer | studio = Jura Filmprodukties | distributor = <!-- or: |distributors = --> | released = {{film date|1988}} | runtime = | country = Netherlands | language = | budget = | gross = <!--(please use condensed and rounded values, e.g. "£11.6 million" not "£11,586,221")--> }}
'''''Birthplace Unknown''''' is a 1988 Dutch documentary film by director Karin Junger, featuring two South-Korean girls who were adopted by a Dutch family. The director follows the two young women as they visit South Korea, their country of birth.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Birthplace Unknown |url=https://karinjunger.com/film/birthplace-unknown/ |access-date=2026-05-23 |website=Karin Junger |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=www.oberon.nl |first=Oberon Amsterdam |title=Birthplace Unknown (1988) {{!}} IDFA Archive |url=https://www.idfa.nl/en/film/03bc9299-d9ff-4f1c-bbd6-143c3d850e95/birthplace-unknown |access-date=2026-05-23 |website=IDFA |language=en}}</ref>
==Awards== * VPRO IDFA Award for Best Feature-Length Documentary (1988)<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.docsonline.tv/birthplace-unknown/ |title=Birthplace Unknown |date=2020-02-11 |last=admin |language=en-US |access-date=2026-05-23 |via=www.docsonline.tv}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{IMDb title|0233348}} * [http://docsonline.tv/?search=Birthplace%20Unknown&type=title&docinfo=68 Birthplace Unknown documentary online]
Category:Dutch documentary films Category:1988 films Category:1988 documentary films Category:Documentary films about international adoption Category:Films shot in South Korea Category:Documentary films about South Korea
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