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Close Call (2004)
Directed by Jimmy Lee
Overview
In Los Angeles, the young Jenny has a nice childhood with her Korean parents Joanne and David Kim. However, after the divorce of her parents, the judge gives her custody to her selfish mother that neglects Jenny while the disappointed David returns to Seoul. Six years later, Jenny is a troubled and reckless teenager expelled from the public school that has easy sex and uses drugs and booze, and her best friend is the orphan drug dealer Becky. The lawyer Elliot Krasner decides to call his former friend David to tell him about the self-destructive behavior of Jenny, and David returns to Los Angeles. He brings Jenny to live with him and support her, but the lack of emotional structure of Jenny imposes tough difficulties for their relationship.
Length 93 minutes
Actors
Annie Lee | Philip Moon | Christina Ma | Jeff Fahey | Faleena Hopkins | Frayne Rosanoff | Jan Devereaux | Adoni Maropis | Drew Fuller | Mathew Botuchis | Alexia Aleman | Kathleen Hickey | Mary Linda Phillips | Janet Hoskins | Susan Talbot | Rosalinde Tropper