The howling of wild dogs through the windows of a summer evening… In the middle of the night, a man talks to his dead wife on a disconnected telephone…
In rural Canada in the 1990s, a Korean family – a widower, his teenage son, and young daughter – attempts to find footing in a new land while navigating the dark forests of grief. Sonny has been hired to eradicate the feral canines plaguing the town, while sensitive Hajoon figures out what it means to be a man. Finally, young Hana, missing her mother, dreams up ways to make her return.
Gorgeous and brilliantly structured, Jerome Yoo’s first feature film is a lyrical and gut-wrenching tale of immigrant survival and resilience in Canada. Dreamlike, surreal, and filled with raw emotion, Mongrels is a remarkable study of family, loss, and hope in the midst of profound uprooting.
Feb 16: Q&A with cast and crew, including producer Nach Dudsdeemaytha, actor Sein Jin, production designer Adriana Marchand and 1st AD Derek Kwan
Jerome Yoo
Sein Jin, Jae-Hyun Kim, Da-Nu Nam, Candyce Weir, Jedd Sharp, Morgan Derera
Canada
2024
In English and Korean with English subtitles
Violence, coarse language
Open to youth!
$10 Youth Tickets available
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Credits
Executive Producer
Jerome Yoo, Nach Dudsdeemaytha, Matt Drake, David Tomiak, Martin Glegg
Producer
Nach Dudsdeemaytha, Tesh Guttikonda
Screenwriter
Jerome Yoo
Cinematography
Jaryl Lim
Editor
Lawrence Le Lam
Production Design
Adriana Marchand
Original Music
Jude Shih, Tae-Young Yu
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