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    Coming Home Again 2019 POSTER

    Coming Home Again

    2019

    English

    6.1

    1

    92%

    83%

    diaspora

    Drama

    korean american

    mother son relationship

    Wayne Wang Wayne Wang Director Justin Chon Justin Chon as Changrae Christina July Kim Christina July Kim as Jiyoung Louis Ozawa Changchien Louis Ozawa Changchien as Louis Jackie Chung Jackie Chung as Mom
    A Korean-American man cares for his ailing mother and tries to master her traditional Korean dishes.
    Gook 2017 POSTER

    Gook

    2017

    English

    7.0

    17

    94%

    83%

    1990s

    Action

    Drama

    korean american

    shoe store

    Justin Chon Justin Chon Director Cesar Garcia Cesar Garcia as Cesar Jeff Corbett Jeff Corbett as Doctor Justin Chon Justin Chon as Eli Chris Jai Alex Chris Jai Alex as Ray
    Eli and Daniel, two Korean American brothers who own a struggling women's shoe store, have an unlikely friendship with 11-year-old Kamilla. On the first day of the 1992 L.A. riots, the trio must defend their store—and contemplate the meaning of family, their personal dreams and the future.
    White Rabbit 2018 POSTER

    White Rabbit

    2018

    English

    5.8

    7

    88%

    57%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    korean american

    los angeles, california

    performance art

    performance artist

    Daryl Wein Daryl Wein Director Elizabeth Sung Elizabeth Sung as Nico Evers-Swindell Nico Evers-Swindell as Nana Ghana Nana Ghana as Vivian Bang Vivian Bang as
    A dramatic comedy following a Korean American performance artist who struggles to be authentically heard and seen through her multiple identities in modern Los Angeles.
    The Eagle and the Albatross 2020 POSTER

    The Eagle and the Albatross

    2020

    English

    5.1

    3

    96%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    korean american

    Sport

    Angela Shelton Angela Shelton Director Ritchie Montgomery Ritchie Montgomery as Billy Jay Huguley Jay Huguley as Dan Dan Lauria Dan Lauria as Dr. Al Wiserman Adrienne Barbeau Adrienne Barbeau as Pearl
    When an orphaned half Korean girl finds herself in small town America with her only living relative, she seeks out a mentor to help with the only thing she loves – golf. The best player in town, the widowed optometrist, takes her under his wing, sending them on a journey to face their fear of losing loved ones and their game. The only problem is, he has three months to live.
    Save My Seoul 2017 POSTER

    Save My Seoul

    2017

    Korean

    6.7

    5

    Action

    Documentary

    Drama

    korean american

    seoul, south korea

    Jason Y. Lee Jason Y. Lee Director Jason Y. Lee Jason Y. Lee as Self Edward Young Lee Edward Young Lee as Self
    Eddie and Jason, two Korean-American brothers get in over their heads when they are called to Korea to make a short film on prostitution and sex-trafficking. Things get complicated when they meet Crystal and Esther, two prostitutes who reveal just how deep the problem goes and set off on a dangerous mission to capture the truth. With the use of hidden cameras and access to pimps, johns, and sex-workers, the filmmakers explore and unravel the complexity of the sex trade in Seoul. They learn that this problem is rooted in issues far deeper than exploited girls and lustful men. Instead, it's a consequence of a culture and government that condones and turns a blind eye to the biggest human injustice of our time.
    Blue Bayou 2021 POSTER

    Blue Bayou

    2021

    English

    7.1

    60

    75%

    93%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    east asian lead

    family

    international adoption

    korean

    korean american

    louisiana

    Justin Chon Justin Chon Director Vondie Curtis-Hall Vondie Curtis-Hall as Barry Boucher Emory Cohen Emory Cohen as Denny Alicia Vikander Alicia Vikander as Kathy LeBlanc Martin Bats Bradford Martin Bats Bradford as Lajon
    As a Korean-American man raised in the Louisiana bayou works hard to make a life for his family, he must confront the ghosts of his past as he discovers that he could be deported from the only country he has ever called home.
    Ms. Purple 2019 POSTER

    Ms. Purple

    2019

    English

    6.3

    18

    86%

    71%

    Action

    american dream

    Crime

    Drama

    karaoke

    korean

    korean american

    koreatown

    Justin Chon Justin Chon Director Alma Martinez Alma Martinez as Juanita Christine Kent Christine Kent as Party friend Courtney Bandeko Courtney Bandeko as Priscilla Alfredo Tavares Alfredo Tavares as Quinceanera Party Attendee
    Kasie, stuck in LA’s Koreatown, works as a karaoke hostess getting paid for her companionship by drunken men. When her dad’s hospice nurse quits she reconnects with her estranged brother, Carey, forcing them to enter a period of intense self-reflection as their single father who raised them nears death.
    Smoking Tigers 2023 POSTER

    Smoking Tigers

    2023

    English

    6.2

    5

    100%

    Action

    Drama

    korean american

    southern california

    teenage girl

    woman director

    So Young Shelly Yo So Young Shelly Yo Director Chloe Lee Chloe Lee as Christine Ji-young Yoo Ji-young Yoo as Hayoung Erin Yoo Erin Yoo as Rose Sook Hyung Yang Sook Hyung Yang as Suki
    Set in early-2000s SoCal, Smoking Tigers follows a Korean American girl as she navigates derision and growing tensions while balancing the duality of her low-income family and wealthy, elite high school environment.
    The Sun Is Also a Star 2019 POSTER

    The Sun Is Also a Star

    2019

    English

    5.9

    61

    52%

    60%

    Action

    based on young adult novel

    deportation

    Drama

    korean

    korean american

    love

    Music

    new york city

    Romance

    Ry Russo-Young Ry Russo-Young Director Charles Melton Charles Melton as Daniel Jae Ho Bae John Leguizamo John Leguizamo as Jeremy Martinez Cathy Shim Cathy Shim as Min Soo Bae Gbenga Akinnagbe Gbenga Akinnagbe as Samuel Kingsley
    Two young New Yorkers begin to fall in love over the course of a single day, as a series of potentially life-altering meetings loom over their heads - hers concerning her family’s deportation to Jamaica, and his concerning an education at Dartmouth.
    Umma 2022 POSTER

    Umma

    2022

    English

    4.7

    74

    32%

    51%

    Action

    death of mother

    Drama

    east asian lead

    farm

    Horror

    korean american

    motherhood

    Mystery

    woman director

    Iris K. Shim Iris K. Shim Director Tom Yi Tom Yi as Amanda's Uncle Fivel Stewart Fivel Stewart as Chris Dermot Mulroney Dermot Mulroney as Danny Odeya Rush Odeya Rush as River
    Amanda and her daughter live a quiet life on an American farm, but when the remains of her estranged mother arrive from Korea, Amanda becomes haunted by the fear of turning into her own mother.
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