Liquor Store Dreams
Jun 10, 2022 | IMDB 0
82 min Watch NowDocumentary
So Yun Um’s debut feature is a moving portrait of two Korean American children of liquor store owners reconciling their dreams with those of their immigrant parents, against the backdrop of struggles for racial equity in Los Angeles.
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