''Smoking Tigers'' is a 2023 American drama film written and directed by So Young Shelly Yo and starring
Ji-young Yoo
SunHee Seo (; born in 1999 or 2000), known professionally as Ji-young Yoo (), is a South Korean actress. She first appeared in the 2021 Netflix comedy-drama film ''Moxie'', credited by her birth name. In the same year, she adopted the stage name ...
and
Jung Joon-ho
Jung Joon-ho (; born November 9, 1969) is a South Korean actor. He first gained fame in the television series ''Women Like You'' (2000). He is best known for the films ''My Boss, My Hero'' (2001) and its My Boss, My Teacher, 2006 sequel, ''Marry ...
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Plot
A lonely 16-year old Korean American Hayoung tries to hide her problematic family and lower income background from her new wealthy friends.
Cast
*Ji-young Yoo
SunHee Seo (; born in 1999 or 2000), known professionally as Ji-young Yoo (), is a South Korean actress. She first appeared in the 2021 Netflix comedy-drama film ''Moxie'', credited by her birth name. In the same year, she adopted the stage name ...
as Hayoung
*Jung Joon-ho
Jung Joon-ho (; born November 9, 1969) is a South Korean actor. He first gained fame in the television series ''Women Like You'' (2000). He is best known for the films ''My Boss, My Hero'' (2001) and its My Boss, My Teacher, 2006 sequel, ''Marry ...
as Appa
*Abin Andrews as Umma
*Erin Choi as Ara
*Erin Yoo as Rose
*Phinehas Yoon as Joon Park
Release
The film premiered at the Tribeca Festival
The Tribeca Festival is an annual film festival organized by Tribeca Enterprises. It takes place each spring in New York City, showcasing a diverse selection of film, episodic, talks, music, games, art, and immersive programming. The festival ...
on June 10, 2023.[
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Reception
The film has a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes
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based on seven reviews.Paste
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* Paste (rheology), a substance that behaves as ...
'' gave the film a positive review and wrote, "In its clear-eyed and naturalistic way, ''Smoking Tigers'' takes on a surprising fullness."
References
External links
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* {{Rotten Tomatoes, smoking_tigers
American drama films