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Synopsis: BOOTED OUT of his comfortable suburban house by his father for being gay after being outed by his manipulative stepmother, Ethan Mao, 18, survives on the street as a hustler selling sex to older men. He meets Remigio, 19, a drug dealer and sometime hustler, who befriends Ethan and takes him in. After being tipped off by his younger brother that his family is going on a day trip on Thanksgiving Day, Ethan asks Remigio for a ride to his family house to get some of his belongings and a necklace that belonged to his late mother. Ethan and Remigio break into Ethan's family house, but are caught in the act and believe they have no choice other than to hold his father, stepmother, and bullying stepbrother hostage. In the following increasingly desperate hours, Ethan, his family, and Remigio are forced to confront their unresolved conflicts between each other. As the tension between Ethan and his family escalates, their inner demons and family secrets unravel in this suspenseful drama.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director(s): Quentin Lee
Production: TLA Releasing
  1 win.
 
IMDB:
6.3
Metacritic:
29
Rotten Tomatoes:
36%
Year:
2004
87 min
Website
62 Views


but I wasn't even attracted to him

How do you know you're in love?

You just feel it

I don't think I can ever love anyone

One day you will

I hope so

Will you promise me something?

What?

We're leaving in an hour

Yes, dad

Move it, you fag

A**hole!

Did you wake the boys?

Yes, M'am. Can you

put this in your purse?

It's the jade for May

Of course, darling

Please don't forget

You look lovely

Um... I'm going to make breakfast

Just my shake will be fine

Hurry up, Noel

Anywhere you want

Do you guys have

the Thanksgiving Special?

Of course. Serving it all day long

from seven A. M

I'll have one

Do you know what you want?

I'll just have pancake

OK. Coming up

Let me see

It's my little brother

He just left me the alarm code

Who were you calling, Noel?

Just a school friend

We gave you the cell phone

for emergency use only

I know. Sorry, dad

Maybe Noel has a girlfriend

He's too young to have a date

This is America, Abe. Not China

My family never

celebrates Thanksgiving

So what do they do?

They usually take a road trip

to meet some family friends

Thanksgiving is the only day off

we have from the restaurant

My adopted mom

She made great turkeys

Did you bring the jade?

Of course, I did

Are you sure?

Yes, darling

Can you check?

Can you find it?

Can't we give it

to her some other time?

We see them only once a year

Can you find it?

I'm sorry, Darling

It must have slipped my mind

You're not turning around

are you, Abe?

I just asked you

to do a very simple thing

Don't talk to me like that

I'm not your servant

Hey, can I take care of the gun?

Sure. It's you hood

Wow, nice TV!

Why don't you sit here

and watch TV?

Oh, but we shouldn't

make any noise

Good thinking. I'll pay for the cable

when we get back, all right?

Hey, do you need any help?

No, I'm cool. Won't be long

Noel, who do you keep calling?

Just checking the weather, Dad

Ethan?

Where did you leave it?

On the dressing table, I suppose

Get up!

Listen, Sir, I was just -

Put it down. Put down the photo

Raise you hands and walk

towards me out of the room

Are you alone?

Yes, Sir

Now turn around and

walk downstairs

Drop the gun

Ethan?

I said drop the f***ing gun

Remigio

What are you doing here?

You know, Dad, I worked for you

since I was eleven...

and not once have I gotten paid

So what are you going to do?

Just stay back

Go ahead, you f*ggot! I dare you!

Let him go. Let him go, Sir!

What's going on?

I need to use the bathroom

I need to use the restroom too

Get up. Move

Abe?

What the hell?

Shut up, Josh

Just do what he says

Ethan, what are you doing?

This ingrate has come back

to rob us

You're gonna fry for this

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Quentin Lee

Quentin Lee (Chinese name: Chinese: 李孟熙; pinyin: Lǐ Mèngxī; Cantonese Yale: Lei5 Maang6 Hei1; born 1971 in Hong Kong) is a Canadian and American film writer, director and producer. He is most notable for the films The Unbidden (2016), White Frog (2012), The People I've Slept With (2009), Ethan Mao (2004), Drift (2000), Flow (1996), and the film short To Ride a Cow (1993). Lee also co-directed Shopping for Fangs (1997) with Justin Lin, known for his controversial film Better Luck Tomorrow (2002). Lee's films are noticeable for containing male lead characters who are Asian and gay, two minority groups generally not seen as lead characters in mainstream Hollywood films. He attended UCLA film school. more…

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