Gook film review: Uneven but often striking portrayal
JUSTIN Chon makes a promising directorial debut with the uneven but often striking Gook, shot in black and white and set at the time of the Los Angeles riots in 1992.
Gook portrays two Koreans at the time of the Los Angeles riots
Eli (Chon) and his brother Daniel (David So) are two Korean Americans trying to make a go of their family shoe shop.
Orphaned African American Kamilla (Simone Baker) uses the shop as a home
from home and there is a charming bond between the trio.
As the violence erupts, the film develops into a powerful tale of kinship in the face of adversity.