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Western Avenue

Western Avenue

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TMDB Rating

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1993

Release Year

118 min

Runtime

Drama

Overview

A second-generation Korean-American woman, Jisoo, leaves her medical studies to pursue acting in New York. After experiencing trauma and alienation in LA’s vibrant but harsh subcultures: including scenes involving drug use and body art; she returns to her immigrant family’s life near Western Avenue. Her return coincides with the Rodney King riots, forcing her to confront identity, belonging, and the fragile ties between her American experiences and her Korean heritage.

Keywords

los angeles, california
los angeles riots
koreatown
korean american
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