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Liquor Store Dreams

Liquor Store Dreams

2022 · 82 min · ★ 8.0 · Documentary

So Yun Um’s debut feature is a moving portrait of two Korean American children of liquor store owners reconciling their dreams with those of their immigrant parents, against the backdrop of struggles for racial equity in Los Angeles.

Directed by So Yun Um · Written by So Yun Um

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