This movie is a work of writer-director Justin Chon, American-born of Korean parents. As the end credits show there are thousands of adoptees here from foreign birth that have grown up here yet are subject to possible deportation. It is a feature of the USA immigration laws. His goal was to raise the awareness.
This fictional story is set and filmed in the New Orleans area, much of it on the West bank area known as Algiers. Chon plays a character that was born in Korea and when he was three adopted by a American parents. Yet in spite of growing up her and now being husband and father gets into a scuffle with a dishonest cop and becomes threatened with deportation. Vikander plays his wife.
The story gets a bit complicated but overall is well made and interesting. Viewed at home on DVD from my public library.
This fictional story is set and filmed in the New Orleans area, much of it on the West bank area known as Algiers. Chon plays a character that was born in Korea and when he was three adopted by a American parents. Yet in spite of growing up her and now being husband and father gets into a scuffle with a dishonest cop and becomes threatened with deportation. Vikander plays his wife.
The story gets a bit complicated but overall is well made and interesting. Viewed at home on DVD from my public library.