Blue Bayou

"Both a passionate exposé of a serious injustice and a big emotional ride that is also prepared to take some interesting risks in its journey towards a old-school tear-jerker finale"

SCREAN DAILY
  • Archive - Festival 37
  • Director: Justin Chon
  • USA 2021
  • 119 minutes
  • English
  • Subtitles in Hebrew

Closing Film

 

Antonio LeBlanc, a Korean adoptee raised in a small town in the Louisiana bayou, is married to the love of his life Kathy and step-dad to their beloved daughter Jessie. Struggling to make a better life for his family, Antonio must confront the ghosts of his past when he discovers that he could be deported from the only country he has ever called home.

An official selection of the 2021 Cannes Festival, Blue Bayou is Inspired by true events. The touching and timely story examines the nuances of cultural identity and the Injustice of America’s Immigration System.

Filmography: Ms. Purple (2019), Gook (2017).

 

 


  • Director Justin Chon
  • Production .: Charles D. King, Kim Roth, Poppy Hanks, Justin Chon
  • Script Justin Chon
  • Cinematography Matthew Chuang, Ante Cheng
  • Editing Reynolds Barney
  • Festivals Cannes, Deauville (Audience Award)
  • Actors Justin Chon, Alicia Vikander, Sydney Kowalske, Mark O'Brien, Linh-Dan Pham
  • Source Tulip Entertainment, Tel Aviv