Eli and Daniel, two Korean American brothers, own a struggling shoe store and have an unlikely friendship with Kamilla, a street wise 11-year-old African American girl. Kamilla ditches school, Eli stresses about the store, and Daniel tries to have a good time. It's just another typical day at the store until the Rodney King verdict is read and riots break out. With the chaos moving towards them, the trio is forced to defend the store while contemplating the future of their ow... (Full plot summary below)
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Eli and Daniel, two Korean American brothers, own a struggling shoe store and have an unlikely friendship with Kamilla, a street wise 11-year-old African American girl. Kamilla ditches school, Eli stresses about the store, and Daniel tries to have a good time. It's just another typical day at the store until the Rodney King verdict is read and riots break out. With the chaos moving towards them, the trio is forced to defend the store while contemplating the future of their own personal dreams and the true meaning of family.
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| Los Angeles TimesSheri LindenThe low-budget movie, shot in artful black-and-white by Ante Cheng, pulses with yearning and sorrow and love for its characters. Its brightening touches of underplayed humor strengthen and comment on the main action. |
| ABC TucsonPhil VillarrealWorks best in its slow, steady moments, which allow its characters to breathe and help the film's sense of time and place flower to life. |
| People's WorldChauncey K. RobinsonIt was an ambitious project to take on so many complicated themes, and the end result is a good film that is touching and thoughtful. |
| Rolling StonePeter TraversLike Kathryn Bigelow's "Detroit," set half a century ago, Chon's Gook uses the past to speak to a tumultuous present. Chon has created a hardass yet hypnotically beautiful film that snarls and sparks to incite, not a fever in the blood, but an urgent conversation about what makes us human. Godspeed. |
| Cinemalogue.comTodd JorgensonAlthough it's rough around the edges, the expected low-budget trappings work mostly to the benefit of this gritty and evocative drama. |
| SF WeeklySherilyn ConnellyGook is a movie that's very aware of its history, both good and bad. |
| Little White LiesNaomi WongA progressive, refreshing take on the unseen stories of the LA riots. |
| Common Sense MediaSandie Angulo ChenPoignant, powerful black-and-white drama set amid '92 riots. |
| East Bay ExpressKelly VanceGook is a bite-sized film with giant implications. |
| AwardsCircuit.comShane SlaterJustin Chon proves he can deliver cinematic art that impresses on both an aesthetic and thematic level. |
