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Smoking Tigers

Smoking Tigers

2024•1h 31m•5.4/10
Drama

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5.4/10(8)

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.

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Production

Tribeca Film Institute

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Ji-young Yoo

Ji-young Yoo

Hayoung

Jung Jun-ho

Jung Jun-ho

Dad

Abin Shim

Abin Shim

Mom

Erin Choi

Erin Choi

Ara

Erin Yoo

Erin Yoo

Rose

Phinehas Yoon

Phinehas Yoon

Joon Park

Paul Syre

Paul Syre

Sam Cho

Teddy Lee

Teddy Lee

Henry

Sook Hyung Yang

Sook Hyung Yang

Suki

Chloe Lee

Chloe Lee

Christine

Cindy Choi

Cindy Choi

Lisa's Mom

Kim Ellis

Kim Ellis

Mrs. Moon

Andrew Woo Seob Kim

Andrew Woo Seob Kim

Hagwon Student

Luke Kim

Luke Kim

Lisa's Brother

Gina Roberg

Gina Roberg

Hagwon Student

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