Long after their breakup, Chinese American Raymond Ding and Amerasian Aurora Crane struggle to let go. Torn apart by mismatched ideals, meddling friends, and the complexities of racial identities, they find other suitable mates but cannot stay away from each other
Acting
Chris Tashima's quiet devastation in every scene.
Writing
Dialogue that actually sounds like people failing to communicate.
Director
Eric Byler
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Shawn Wong's novel 'American Knees,' one of the first literary explorations of Asian American masculinity and desire. The title itself is a reclamation of a slur.
Director Eric Byler made this for under $500K after his debut 'Charlotte Sometimes.' The TMDB rating is criminal—this barely screened outside festival circuits.
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