A punk kid and his dad walk into a Chinese restaurant... and actually talk to each other.
It's 1997. Distorted guitars rule the world. In an aging Chinese restaurant, a father and his punk-rock son struggle with their familial roles as they realize they each desperately need something from the other.
Acting
Rodgers and Fraser sell decades of unspoken history in glances.
Production
That 1997 Chinese restaurant aesthetic is *chef's kiss* authentic.
Director
Madeleine Gottlieb
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Madeleine Gottlieb shot this as her AFTS graduation film before directing episodes of Bump and The Heights.
The film captures a specific Australian-Asian suburban experience rarely seen on screen — the Chinese restaurant as liminal space between immigrant struggle and white working-class life.
US
AU
