Western Avenue

(1993)

Genres: Drama

Year: 1993

Runtime: 118 мин

Country: South Korea

Director: 장길수

Cast: 강수연, Чон По Сок, Johnny Yune, 박정자, 박찬환, Kim Byeong-se, 이종만, Brian Keith Allen, Darn Oldham, Джош Столберг

Plot

A second-generation Korean-American woman, Jisoo, leaves her medical studies to pursue acting in New York. After experiencing trauma and alienation in LA’s vibrant but harsh subcultures: including scenes involving drug use and body art; she returns to her immigrant family’s life near Western Avenue. Her return coincides with the Rodney King riots, forcing her to confront identity, belonging, and the fragile ties between her American experiences and her Korean heritage.