United States / Jun 10, 2023 / Tribeca Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
Set in early-2000s SoCal, Smoking Tigers follows a Korean American girl as she navigates derision and growing tensions while balancing the duality of her low-income family and wealthy, elite high school environment.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Teddy Lee | Henry |
| Sook Hyung Yang | Suki |
| Chloe Lee | Christine |
| Cindy Choi | Lisa's Mom |
| Kim Ellis | Mrs. Moon |
| Andrew Woo Seob Kim | Hagwon Student |
| Luke Kim | Lisa's Brother |
| Gina Roberg | Hagwon Student |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Smoking Tigers |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English, 한국어/조선말 |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Tribeca Film Institute |
| Official site | smokingtigersfilm.com |
| Release date | 16 agosto 2024 |
| Production | Guo Guo |
| Writer | So Young Shelly Yo |
| Casting | Kate Antognini, Charlotte Arnoux |
| Editing | Mengyao Mia Zhang |
| Cinematography | Heyjin Jun |
| Assistant directors | Cutter White, Healin Kweon, So Young Shelly Yo |
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| Lighting | Ryan Kerr |
| Camera operators | Heyjin Jun |
| Additional photography | Heyjin Jun |
| Production design | Yiming Zhao, Yijie Li |
| Art direction | Yijie Li, Yiming Zhao |
| Set decoration | Yijie Li, Yiming Zhao |
| Visual effects | Randal Kamradt |
| Music | Masayoshi Fujita, John Zhao, Longwei Deng, Choi Sung-rok |
| Sound | John Zhao, Longwei Deng, Masayoshi Fujita, Choi Sung-rok |
| Costume design | Tate Scofield, Nan Zhou, Park Moung-hui |
| Makeup | Tate Scofield, Nan Zhou, Park Moung-hui |
| Hairstyling | Tate Scofield, Nan Zhou, Park Moung-hui |
Release dates
Premiere
Poland / Oct 09, 2023 / Warsaw Film Festival
South Korea / May 02, 2024 / ALL / Jeonju International Film Festival
Ireland / Jul 10, 2024 / Galway Film Fleadh
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Singapore / Oct 26, 2024 / NC16 / Singapore Korean Film Festival
Limited release
United States / Aug 16, 2024 / NR
Digital
United States / Aug 23, 2024 / NR / Max
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