Gook (film)

Gook
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJustin Chon
Written byJustin Chon
Produced byAlex Chi
James J. Yi
StarringJustin Chon
Simone Baker
David So
Sang Chon
Curtiss Cook Jr.
Ben Munoz
CinematographyAnte Cheng
Edited byReynolds Barney
Rooth Tang
Music byRoger Suen
Production
companies
Datari Turner Productions
Birthday Soup Films
Fishbowl Studios
Foxtrout Studios
Tunnel Post
Distributed bySamuel Goldwyn Films
Release dates
Running time
94 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$250,130[2]

Gook is a 2017 American drama film written and directed by Justin Chon. It tells the story of two Korean-American brothers running their father's shoe store, and their unlikely friendship with a neighborhood 11-year-old black girl, during the first day of the 1992 Los Angeles riots. The film stars Justin Chon, Simone Baker, David So, Sang Chon (Justin Chon's father), Curtiss Cook Jr. and Ben Munoz. The film was released on August 18, 2017, by Samuel Goldwyn Films.

  1. ^ "'Gook': Film Review (Sundance 2017)". Hollywood Reporter. January 22, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
  2. ^ "Gook (2017)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 2, 2017.