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''Coming Home Again'' is a 2019 American-South Korean drama film directed by
Wayne Wang Wayne Wang (; born January 12, 1949) is a Hong Kong-American film director, producer, and screenwriter. Considered a pioneer of Asian-American cinema, he was one of the first Chinese-American filmmakers to gain a major foothold in Hollyw ...
and starring
Justin Chon Justin Jitae Chon (born May 29, 1981) is a South Korean-American actor and filmmaker. He has directed three films, Gook (film), ''Gook'' (2017), ''Ms. Purple'' (2019), and ''Blue Bayou (film), Blue Bayou'' (2021). He is also known for portrayin ...
. It is based on a 1995 ''
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'' essay by
Chang-Rae Lee Chang-rae Lee (born July 29, 1965) is a Korean-American novelist and a professor of creative writing at Stanford University. He was previously Professor of Creative Writing at Princeton and director of Princeton University's Program in Creative ...
, who co-wrote the screenplay with Wang. The film premiered as part of the
2019 Toronto International Film Festival The 44th annual Toronto International Film Festival was held from 5 to 15 September 2019. The opening gala was the documentary film '' Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band'', directed by Daniel Roher, and the festival closed with a ...
. The film follows Chang-rae, a first-generation Korean-American who returns to his childhood home in
San Francisco San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, Financial District, San Francisco, financial, and Culture of San Francisco, cultural center of Northern California. With a population of 827,526 residents as of ...
to care for his ailing mother.


Cast

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Justin Chon Justin Jitae Chon (born May 29, 1981) is a South Korean-American actor and filmmaker. He has directed three films, Gook (film), ''Gook'' (2017), ''Ms. Purple'' (2019), and ''Blue Bayou (film), Blue Bayou'' (2021). He is also known for portrayin ...
as Chang-rae *
Jackie Chung Jackie Chung is an American actress known for her role as Laurel Park on the 2022 Amazon series ''The Summer I Turned Pretty'' She has also made appearances on ''Station 19'' and ''Grey's Anatomy''. Career Chung made her professional acting deb ...
as Mom *Christina July Kim as Jiyoung *John Lie as Dad


Release

The film had its
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on September 7, 2019, at the
2019 Toronto International Film Festival The 44th annual Toronto International Film Festival was held from 5 to 15 September 2019. The opening gala was the documentary film '' Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band'', directed by Daniel Roher, and the festival closed with a ...
, and was released on DVD and VOD in the United States on March 2, 2021.


Reception

The film has rating on
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, based on reviews with an average rating of .


References


External links

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Official site
at Outsider Pictures
“Coming Home Again”
essay at
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Films about Korean Americans American drama films South Korean drama films Films directed by Wayne Wang 2019 drama films 2019 films Films set in San Francisco Films about mother–son relationships Asian-American drama films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films 2010s South Korean films 2019 independent films English-language independent films {{2010s-SouthKorea-film-stub