Gook

2017 Drama

2017 Drama

Daniel (So) and Eli (Chon) are a pair of Korean American brothers who own a run-down women’s shoe store in Los Angeles in 1992 where Kamilla (Baker), an 11-year-old black girl, likes to hang out while she’s skipping school. She does odd jobs for the brothers and forms a strong bond with Eli, which angers her older brother who holds a grudge against the brothers that goes well beyond the racism that they’re frequently targeted by. Their relationships will be put to the test when the racial tensions that have bene simmering in the city for years finally boil over in the 1992 L.A. Riots.

• Directed by:
• Justin Chon

• Written by:
• Justin Chon