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Coming Home Again (2019)

Coming Home Again poster
Directed by
Wayne Wang
Genre
drama
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 26m
Rated
14A
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Korean-American man moves back to his family home in San Francisco to take care of his sick mother. The story focuses on their daily routines and the food they prepare together.

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What happens

Coming Home Again is a 2019 American-South Korean drama film directed by Wayne Wang and starring Justin Chon. It is based on a 1995 New Yorker essay by Chang-Rae Lee, who co-wrote the screenplay with Wang. The film premiered as part of the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. The film follows Chang-rae, a first-generation Korean-American who returns to his childhood home in San Francisco to care for his ailing mother. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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