Rosemead (2025)

Directed by

Eric Lin

Genre

crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

R

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 15 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

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)

Trailer

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