''Close Call'' is a 2004
crime
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drama film
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directed by
Jimmy Lee. The movie is about Jenny Kim, a 16-year-old
Korean American
Korean Americans () are Americans of full or partial Korean ethnic descent. While the broader term Overseas Korean in America () may refer to all ethnic Koreans residing in the United States, the specific designation of Korean American impli ...
who is caught in an underground world of crimes, drugs and sex.
Writer/director Jimmy Lee is the father of Annie Lee, who played the film's lead character, and Angie Lee, who co-produced the film and played a supporting character.
Cast
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Annie Lee - Jenny Kim
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Philip Moon - David Kim
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Christine Ma - Joanne Kim
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Jeff Fahey
Jeffrey David Fahey (, born November 29, 1952) is an American actor. His notable roles include Duane Duke in ''Psycho III'' (1986), Pete Verill in Clint Eastwood's ''White Hunter Black Heart'' (1990), Jobe Smith in ''The Lawnmower Man'' (1992), ...
- Elliot Krasner
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Kaye Lu - Young Jenny
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American crime drama films
2004 crime drama films
2004 films
American coming-of-age drama films
American teen drama films
Films about Korean Americans
Films set in California
2000s English-language films
2000s American films
English-language crime drama films
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