San Diego Asian Film Festival 2009

West Coast Premiere
Adult content and language, violence
Director and cast schedule to attend

Director Michael Kang returns to the SDAFF with his latest feature, WEST 32ND, a thriller set in New York's Korea Town, starring an impressive cast of Korean American and international stars. This feature marks the first American production of CJ Entertainment, Korea's largest entertainment company. After hustling his way onto a pro-bono homicide case, an ambitious young lawyer John Kim (John Cho) infiltrates the gritty Korean underworld of New York, searching for clues. The murder suspect is a teenager charged with gunning down the manager of a Korean "saloon room" club. The boy's sister, Lila Lee (Grace Park) is sure of his innocence and will sacrifice anything to save him. John feels connected to Lila and is determined to help. Though Korean American, John barely knows how to speak Korean and finds himself a foreigner in K-town's exciting nightlife. He befriends Mike Juhn, a well-dressed, ruthless gangster newly in charge of the Korean club where the murder took place. Before he knows it, John is neck-deep in the gang-related politics of K-town, and his dangerous search for answers often gets lost in translation. Having premiered at this year's Tribeca Film Festival to sold-out audiences, Kang and his cowriter Edmund Lee, expose the darker side of Koreatown with twists and turns that leave the audience wondering who to trust.

Join us for our Pre-Closing Night Reception at 5:30 PM in the theatre lobby - hosted drinks and appetizers

Co-presented by:
CJ Entertainment, Epsilon Systems Solutions, Korean Cultural Center of LA, www.Kidsland.TV