Presented By: Nam Center for Korean Studies
Korean Cinema NOW | Happy Cleaners | 해피 클리너스
2019. 80 minutes. Drama. NR.
View the trailer at https://youtu.be/WsvipA_QFd0
When a new landlord comes around, Mr. and Mrs. Choi find their dry cleaning business, Happy Cleaners in Flushing, Queens, in jeopardy of closing after 17 years. While they make every effort to save the business, their daughter Hyunny and son Kevin are also at their own tough crossroads of life under the pressure of their parents' high hopes. Struggling through economic turmoil, cultural clashes, and generational divide, the Choi family realizes that the only way to be stronger is to embrace each other.
Happy Cleaners is a heartfelt story that celebrates the survival of immigrants, the experiences of the Korean American community, and the value of family.
Directed by Julian Kim and Peter S. Lee.
Presented in English and Korean with English subtitles
Korean Cinema NOW 2024 - Diaspora Edition series features critical picks of recent diaspora film hits. Screened at the Michigan Theater, all films are free and open to the public.
Details at the Michigan Theater website: https://michtheater.org/korean-cinema-now
When a new landlord comes around, Mr. and Mrs. Choi find their dry cleaning business, Happy Cleaners in Flushing, Queens, in jeopardy of closing after 17 years. While they make every effort to save the business, their daughter Hyunny and son Kevin are also at their own tough crossroads of life under the pressure of their parents' high hopes. Struggling through economic turmoil, cultural clashes, and generational divide, the Choi family realizes that the only way to be stronger is to embrace each other.
Happy Cleaners is a heartfelt story that celebrates the survival of immigrants, the experiences of the Korean American community, and the value of family.
Directed by Julian Kim and Peter S. Lee.
Presented in English and Korean with English subtitles
Korean Cinema NOW 2024 - Diaspora Edition series features critical picks of recent diaspora film hits. Screened at the Michigan Theater, all films are free and open to the public.
Details at the Michigan Theater website: https://michtheater.org/korean-cinema-now
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