Mongrels (2024 film)

Mongrels
Directed byJerome Yoo
Written byJerome Yoo
Produced byNach Dudsdeemaytha
Tesh Guttikonda
StarringJae-Hyun Kim
Da-Nu Nam
Sein Jin
CinematographyJaryl Lim
Edited byLawrence Le Lam
Music byJude Shih
Tae-Young Yu
Production
company
Musubi Arts
Distributed byGame Theory Films
Release date
  • September 28, 2024 (2024-09-28) (VIFF)
Running time
111 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguagesEnglish
Korean

Mongrels is a Canadian drama film, directed by Jerome Yoo and released in 2024.[1] The film stars Jae-Hyun Kim as Sonny, a Korean widower who emigrates to Canada with his children Hajoon (Da-Nu Nam) and Hana (Sein Jin) after his wife's death; moving to a small town in the Canadian Prairies where he takes a job helping local farmers to cull the wild dogs that are plaguing their livelihoods, he finds that his status as a newcomer to Canadian society means he can relate more easily to the dogs than to his fellow townspeople.[1]

The cast also includes Candyce Weir, Morgan Derera, Jedd Sharp, Sangbum Kang, Cassidy Karin, James Corwin Bryant, Katelyn Vanier, Joliana Francisco, Alan Ramon Ward, Megs Calleja, Duke Murrdodge, Chris Byron, Vivian Davidson-Castro, Ryan Haneman, Karen Hyeyeon Choi, Natasha Bruce and Charlotte Ray in supporting roles.