Jang-Gae: The Foreigner
Jang-Gae: The Foreigner
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Jang-Gae: The Foreigner (2020)

PG-12 (TW) | Taiwan | Korean, Chinese | 107 min
Directed by: Chih-Wei Chang
6.3

Born and raised in Seoul, Korea. Gwang-Yong is a troubled youth of mixed-race. His father Jui-Hsiang, is second-generation Hwagyo (ethnic Chinese living in Korea), who is a man of both integrity and pride, and also a workaholic; whereas his mother Mi-Sook, is a witty Korean woman, who is the perfect combination of good wife and wise mother. Gwang-Yong has been struggling with his identity ever since childhood, not only does he often gets called "Jang-Gae" (derogatory word for Chinese) by Korean, but he also suffers from racial discrimination and school bullying after his father transferred him from an overseas Chinese school to a local Korean public middle school. One day, Gwang-Yong is informed that he has won a scholarship to study in America and was all excited to get a new lease of life, until he shockingly discovers that his family has been hiding his father's terminal cancer from him and now has only a few days left to live. As Jui-Hsiang's condition deteriorates, dark family secrets begin to unravel, whereas long-buried issues eventually drive the situation into a desperate crisis.

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Release Date

Japan
(Tokyo International Film Festival) (premiere)
2020-11-01
South Korea
(Jeonju International Film Festival)
2021-05-02
Taiwan
No data
2021-09-24

Also Known As (A.K.A.)

Jang-Gae: The Foreigner
(Original title)
チャンケ:よそ者
Japan (japanese title festival title)
醬狗
Taiwan

Parent Guide

Sex & Nudity
Unrated
Violence & Gore
Unrated
Profanity
Unrated
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
Unrated
Frightening & Intense Scenes
Unrated