Rosemead (2025)
- Genre
- crime film
- Country
- United States
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 15 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A terminally ill widow in California tries to care for her adult son who has schizophrenia. She struggles with her own declining health and the challenges of his mental illness.
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What happens
Rosemead is a 2025 American drama film, directed by Eric Lin, in his directorial debut, from a screenplay by Marilyn Fu, inspired by Frank Shyong's 2017 Los Angeles Times article, "A dying mother’s plan: Buy a gun. Rent a hotel room. Kill her son.", regarding events that took place in Rosemead, California. It stars Lucy Liu, Lawrence Shou, Orion Lee, Jennifer Lim, Madison Hu and James Chen. It is set in the San Gabriel Valley of southern California and follows a terminally ill widow, Irene (Liu), dealing with her medical condition while handling her son Joe's (Shou) schizophrenia. The film premiered at the 2025 Tribeca Festival on June 6, 2025, and it was released in the United States on December 5, 2025. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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