The read
A Balasaur Score of 69 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 86%, Metacritic 71/100. Scores higher than 71% of the 6,966 2010s drama movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 28m. Streaming on Peacock.
Synopsis
Kasie, stuck in LA’s Koreatown, works as a karaoke hostess getting paid for her companionship by drunken men. When her dad’s hospice nurse quits she reconnects with her estranged brother, Carey, forcing them to enter a period of intense self-reflection as their single father who raised them nears death.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes86%
Metacritic71/100
16 audience votes
Key crew
- Justin ChonDirector
- Chris DinhWriter
- Justin ChonWriter
- Roger SuenOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Tiffany ChuKasie
- Teddy LeeCarey
- Octavio PisanoOctavio
- Jake ChoiJohnny
- Crystal LeeSora
- Alma MartinezJuanita
- Courtney BandekoPriscilla
- Dayoung LeeDoumi
- Josiah D. LeeJosiah
- Trinecia Moore-PernellNurse Joyce
- Ronnie KimTony
- Cathy KimCathy
Themes
karaokeamerican dreamkoreatownkorean americankorean