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Growing Up Local (2023)
Directed by James Sereno
Overview
Using the unexplored and often tough neighborhoods of Hawai’i as a backdrop, Growing Up Local uncovers a boy’s struggle to establish his identity beyond his father’s fists and his loyalty to his friends. The tale of Stanley explores three generations of the Nagata family, and tells the universal story of the conflict between father and a son and the expectations and burdens that are passed on from generation to generation.
Length 107 minutes
Actors
Albert Ueligitone | Makoa Sanchez | Darin Fujimori | Thiessen Wright | Ocean Rea | Natalie Young Albanese | Auli'i Kahalepauole | Arianna Chenoa | Rustin Kauhane | Drae Saya | Isaiah Jones Timson | Daryl Bonilla | Alexander Canicosa-Miles | Mark Medeiros | Pualalea Panaewa | Margaret Jones | Blaze Laniola Cosner | Roberto Sepulveda | Devon Nekoba | Matthew Kukla