Western Avenue
1993-04-03 | 118 min
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.
Genres
Drama
Cast
Kang Soo-youn
Jung Bo-seog
Johnny Yune
Park Jeong-ja
Park Chan-hwan
Kim Byeong-se
Lee Jong-man
Brian Keith Allen
