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Mr. Yom
- Tyson Turrou
- Available
- Comedy
- Drama
- Scouted
- 80.5
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Fresh out of college, a young Korean-American man finds an unlikely opportunity to heal his troubled relationship with his father when he takes on a job as a high school math teacher.
A man from a Korean immigrant family graduates from college in Los Angeles, but takes a job teaching high school math as a backup plan when his finance job falls through.
After immigrating to Los Angeles with his parents as a child, a recent Korean-American UCLA graduate is forced to take a position teaching math at a public high school. As he tries and fails to teach resistant students, his father struggles with his own failures to fulfill the American Dream.
Film
Comedy, Drama, Family, Period, School, Urban, Work Related, Asian Theme, Troubled Youth, Inspirational, Business, Contemplative, Education, Father, Father/Son, Fish-Out-Of-Water, Heartwarming, High School, Immigration, Relationship, Son, Student, Teacher, True Story, Workplace
116
PG-13
Low
M
Asian / Pacific Islander
22
Average
Stand and Deliver, Abbot Elementary (TV), Minari, Dead Poets Society, Lean On Me, Dangerous Minds, Half Nelson, The Holdovers
2004-2005/1992-1996
90% Los Angeles including UCLA campus, an apartment, East LA high school, a mansion, Compton furniture store, Koreatown, a club
10% Korea including homes, a school
1992. South Korea. The Yom family – BRUCE (40s) and AGNES (40s), and their children ANTHONY (11) and JULIE (10) – wrap up their lives and leave for America. They move in with Bruce’s sister AUNTIE (30s), her husband UNCLE (30s), and their son CHAD (14). Uncle employs Bruce in his successful business, and promises that soon he’ll open another store for Bruce to manage on his own. Anthony realizes his parents’ sacrifice and vows to earn lots of money and make his parents proud.
2004. Anthony and Julie (now in their 20s) graduate from UCLA. Though Anthony’s about to step into a high-paying career in finance, he’s fired before his first day. Instead, he ends up in a teaching position at Lincoln High School in East L.A.
1992. The Yom family moves into their own apartment. Bruce keeps long hours working at Uncle’s store while planning the layout of his new store. However, Uncle insists that Bruce isn’t ready to manage his own store yet. Meanwhile, Anthony struggles to adjust to his new school, where he’s mocked for his broken, accented English. He fails his English test, inviting Bruce’s ire.
2004. At school, Anthony takes on an additional responsibility...
2004. Anthony and Julie (now in their 20s) graduate from UCLA. Though Anthony’s about to step into a high-paying career in finance, he’s fired before his first day. Instead, he ends up in a teaching position at Lincoln High School in East L.A.
1992. The Yom family moves into their own apartment. Bruce keeps long hours working at Uncle’s store while planning the layout of his new store. However, Uncle insists that Bruce isn’t ready to manage his own store yet. Meanwhile, Anthony struggles to adjust to his new school, where he’s mocked for his broken, accented English. He fails his English test, inviting Bruce’s ire.
2004. At school, Anthony takes on an additional responsibility...