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Blue Bayou

2021 · 117 min

A tender, aching family drama that slowly tightens into heartbreak, carried by raw performances and a lingering sense of injustice.

Directed by: Justin Chon
Genres: Drama
Starring: Justin Chon, Alicia Vikander, Mark O'Brien

Tagline: It's not where you're from. It's where you belong.
Overview: As a Korean-American man raised in the Louisiana bayou works hard to make a life for his family, he must confront the ghosts of his past as he discovers that he could be deported from the only country he has ever called home.

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Directed by: Justin Chon
Genres: Drama
Starring: Justin Chon, Alicia Vikander, Mark O'Brien

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
identity
isolation
justice
grief
Places: small town
big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	4
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	9

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Justin Chon
Written by: Justin Chon
Starring: Justin Chon, Alicia Vikander, Mark O'Brien, Linh-Dan Pham, Sydney Kowalske, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Emory Cohen, Geraldine Singer
Music: Roger Suen
Cinematography: Matthew Chuang, Ante Cheng
Runtime: 117 min
Country: Canada, United States of America
Languages: English, Vietnamese, Korean

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