For many people, Justin Chon might be best known for his acting role in the hugely successful “Twilight” franchise. However, if you’ve been following indie cinema for the past several years, his name has also come up as one of the best up-and-coming filmmakers working today, as is shown in his 2017 feature, “Gook.” Now, he returns with a Cannes feature, “Blue Bayou.”
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In honor of “Blue Bayou” arriving at Cannes, we’re getting our first good look at the new feature in a new clip that showcases Chon’s filmmaking talents, as well as his acting chops. Not only is “Blue Bayou” written and directed by Chon, but he also stars in the film as an Asian-American adoptee that is trying to start a new life with his wife and step-child but is facing deportation due to his forgotten past. And in the clip, we see Chon alongside his co-star Alicia Vikander as they meet with an immigration lawyer and plot a course of action.
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In addition to Chon and Vikander, the cast of “Blue Bayou” includes Mark O’Brien, Linh-Dan Pham, and Emory Cohen. In addition to this film and the aforementioned “Gook,” Chon also wrote and directed “Man Up,” which was released in 2015.
You can watch the new clip, as well as look at some images from “Blue Bayou” below.
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Here’s the synopsis:
From award-winning writer/director Justin Chon, Blue Bayou is the moving and timely story of a uniquely American family fighting for their future. Antonio LeBlanc [Chon], a Korean adoptee raised in a small town in the Louisiana bayou, is married to the love of his life Kathy [Alicia Vikander] and step-dad to their beloved daughter Jessie. Struggling to make a better life for his family, he must confront the ghosts of his past when he discovers that he could be deported from the only country he has ever called home.
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