Better Luck Tomorrow
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Better Luck Tomorrow is a 2002 independent crime drama film directed by Justin Lin that follows a group of overachieving Asian American high school students who descend into a life of crime, and is widely regarded as a landmark in Asian American cinema.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Better Luck Tomorrow canonical | 7 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime drama film
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film ⓘ independent film ⓘ |
| castMember |
Jason Tobin
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Jerry Mathers ⓘ John Cho ⓘ Karin Anna Cheung ⓘ Parry Shen ⓘ Roger Fan ⓘ Sung Kang ⓘ |
| character | Han Lue ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedBy |
Sung Kang
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surface form:
Han Lue – Sung Kang
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| cinematographyBy | Shirley Chan ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | generally positive reviews ⓘ |
| director | Justin Lin ⓘ |
| distributionFormat | theatrical film ⓘ |
| editedBy | Katherine C. R. Cheung ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
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independent film ⓘ teen film ⓘ |
| hasEthnicFocus | Asian American ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
alienation
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identity ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ peer pressure ⓘ the model minority myth ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActor | Parry Shen ⓘ |
| leadCharacter | Ben Manibag ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Asian American high school students
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crime ⓘ moral corruption ⓘ |
| musicBy | Michael Gonzales ⓘ |
| notableFor |
challenging stereotypes of Asian Americans in film
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landmark in Asian American cinema ⓘ |
| portrays |
overachieving students leading double lives
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suburban Southern California setting ⓘ |
| premiereEvent | Sundance Film Festival ⓘ |
| producer |
Julie Asato
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Justin Lin ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 101 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Ernesto Foronda
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Fabienne Wen ⓘ Justin Lin ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 1990s ⓘ |
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