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Released 9 years ago.
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Gook
2017 1h 34m EN
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6.5
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6.5TMDB Β· 56
Drama
Synopsis
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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 storeβand contemplate the meaning of family, their personal dreams and the future.
βSome stories are better left unspoiled.β
Cast
Justin Chon
Eli
Simone Baker
Kamilla
David So
Daniel
Curtiss Cook Jr.
Keith
Sang Chon
Mr. Kim
Ben Munoz
Jesus
Natalie Sutherland
Nurse Gianna
Isaiah Jarel
Curtis
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Justin Chon
- Writers
- Justin Chon
- Languages
- English, Korean
- Countries
- United States of America
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Fun facts πΏ
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Korean.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Justin Chon, shot by Ante Cheng. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Roger Suen. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Rooth Tang shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Justin Chon and Simone Baker and David So carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt6057032 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 56 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Justin Chon directs. Ante Cheng behind the camera. Roger Suen scores. Rooth Tang cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Korean.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 9 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Korean.
- 3Directed by Justin Chon, shot by Ante Cheng. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Roger Suen. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Rooth Tang shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Justin Chon and Simone Baker and David So carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt6057032 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 56 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Ante Cheng
- Original score
- Roger Suen
- Editing
- Rooth Tang
- Production design
- Sharon Roggio
- Costume design
- Eunice Jera Lee
- Sound
- Joseph E. Colmenero
- Runtime
- 94 min Β· 1h 34m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $250,130
- Original language
- EN
- IMDB
- Gook (2017)
Awards
- Sundance Audience Award Best of NEXT
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Justin Chon
Stills Β· wallpapers
Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Tunnel Post
US
Datari Turner Productions
US
- BI
Birthday Soup Films
- TH
The Fishbowl Studios
- FO
Foxtrout Studios
Key crew
- Sound Re-Recording MixerJoseph E. Colmenero
- VFX ArtistMay Satsuki Asai
- Sound Effects EditorBrad Whitcanack
- Sound Effects EditorTerah 'Bishop' Woodley II
- Sound Re-Recording MixerMichael J. McDonald
- Supervising Sound EditorMichael J. McDonald
- ProducerJames J. Yi
- EditorRooth Tang
- ProducerAlex Chi
- Production DesignSharon Roggio
- EditorReynolds Barney
- Costume DesignEunice Jera Lee
- Production DesignJena Serbu
- ColoristSebastian Perez-Burchard
- Executive ProducerNaja Pham Lockwood
- Executive ProducerPierre Delachaux
- Dialogue EditorJoseph R. De Guzman
- Sound MixerChuck Rockford
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- shoe store
- 1990s
- korean american
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Premiere2017-01-21Β· Sundance Film Festival
- Theatrical (limited)2017-08-18
Also known as
International titles
- κ΅KR
