“Gook” Theatrical Poster
Justin Chon (Revenge of the Green Dragons) writes, directs and stars in Gook, an upcoming thriller that examines the relationships between Korean and African American communities set around the 1992 L.A. Riots.
Eli (Chon) and Daniel (David So) are two Korean American brothers that run their late father’s shoe store in a predominantly African American community of Los Angeles. These two brothers strike up an unlikely friendship with an 11-year-old African American girl, Kamilla (Simone Baker). As Daniel dreams of becoming a recording artist and Eli struggles to keep the store afloat, racial tensions build to a breaking point as the “infamous” L.A. Riots break out.
In fact, tomorrow will mark the 25th Anniversary of the 1992 L.A. Riots, an event that instantly ignited after the acquittal of four officers responsible for the beating of Rodney King. Gook isn’t the first film to take place during L.A. Riots; in 1997, Riot, a made-for-TV movie that starred Dante Basco, Mako, Luke Perry, Mario Van Peebles and Lucy Liu explored a similar structure.
Gook hits theatres August 1st, 2017. Watch the Trailer below:
I need to see this movie. I hope it hits VOD soon. I would hate to go to the box office and ask for a ticket to gook, LMAO. It’s going to be awkward as hell.
lol! It would be more awkward if it was an Asian guy working at the box office and a black customer said: “GOOK and I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO please”
LMAO! Oh man I’m dying here!!
I would use GET OUT as an example too, but I’ll stop there. 🙂
I still need to see it! Did you like it? Better than most horror movies?
Recent horror movies, by far. But then again, it stands on its own. Just go see it 🙂