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    I'm No Longer Here 2019 POSTER

    I'm No Longer Here

    2019

    Spanish

    7.3

    12

    98%

    90%

    Action

    cumbia

    Drama

    immigrant experience

    monterrey

    monterrey, mexico

    Music

    queens, new york city

    street gang

    Fernando Frias Fernando Frias Director Noe Matamoros Noe Matamoros as Di Caprio Gilberto Rivera Gilberto Rivera as Gilberto Chung Tak Cheung Chung Tak Cheung as Mr. Low Juan Daniel Garcia Treviño Juan Daniel Garcia Treviño as Ulises Sampiero
    In Monterrey, Mexico, a young street gang spends their days dancing to slowed-down cumbia and attending parties. After a mix-up with a local cartel, their leader is forced to migrate to the U.S. but quickly longs to return home.
    Chan Is Missing 1982 POSTER

    Chan Is Missing

    1982

    English

    7.1

    5

    96%

    75%

    Action

    asian american

    chinatown

    chinese american

    Drama

    immigrant experience

    missing person

    Mystery

    san francisco, california

    Wayne Wang Wayne Wang Director George Woo George Woo as George Wood Moy Wood Moy as Jo Leong Pui Chee Leong Pui Chee as Mr. Fong Ellen Yeung Ellen Yeung as Mrs. Chan Hung
    Two cabbies search San Francisco's Chinatown for a mysterious character who has disappeared with their $4000. Their quest leads them on a humorous, if mundane, journey which illuminates the many problems experienced by Chinese-Americans trying to assimilate into contemporary American society.
    The Golden Dream 2013 POSTER

    The Golden Dream

    2013

    Spanish

    7.6

    2

    89%

    86%

    cautionary

    Drama

    grave

    immigrant experience

    serious

    Diego Quemada-Diez Diego Quemada-Diez Director Héctor Tahuite Héctor Tahuite as Gregorio Luis Alberti Luis Alberti as Hombre con Machete César Bañuelos César Bañuelos as Jefe Secuestro Tren Carlos Chajon Carlos Chajon as Samuel
    A group of Central-American teen-agers depart from the slums of Guatemala City escaping poverty and violence, towards the promised land of California.
    The Namesake 2006 POSTER

    The Namesake

    2006

    English

    7.5

    15

    85%

    79%

    Action

    arranged marriage

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    immigrant experience

    india

    new york city

    woman director

    Mira Nair Mira Nair Director Jacinda Barrett Jacinda Barrett as Maxine Kal Penn Kal Penn as Nikhil a.k.a. Gogol Brooke Smith Brooke Smith as Sally Aaron Yoo Aaron Yoo as Student in Gogol's Class
    After moving from Calcutta to New York, members of the Ganguli family maintain a delicate balancing act between honoring the traditions of their native India and blending into American culture. Although parents Ashoke and Ashima are proud of the sacrifices they make to give their children opportunities, their son Gogol strives to forge his own identity without forgetting his heritage.
    Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King 2017 POSTER

    Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King

    2017

    English

    8.2

    29

    78%

    86%

    Action

    Comedy

    Documentary

    high school

    immigrant experience

    stand-up comedy

    Christopher Storer Christopher Storer Director Hasan Minhaj Hasan Minhaj as Himself
    Comic Hasan Minhaj of "The Daily Show" shares personal stories about racism, immigrant parents, prom night horrors and more in this stand-up special.
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