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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


You think I'm still going

to take your sh*t?

Ethan, no

For all the years you've

been shitting on me and Noel

I really feel like blowing

your brains out right now

Ethan, he's your brother

You mustn't hurt him

My brother? He's not my brother

He never treated me like one

And you are a back-stabbing b*tch

Look at me

Look me in the eyes and...

tell me you didn't take that

magazine from my room

I just found it, Ethan

My mother loved you and

worked for you all her life and...

you treated her like a dog

This woman is a leech

and you treated her like a queen

What do you see in her?

Don't talk to me like this

I talk to you however

the f*** I please

You've got our money. Now leave

Don't you ever come back again

or I'll kill you, you monster

Maybe I'm a monster

But I didn't ask to be born

And one more thing

I want my mom's necklace back

It isn't worth anything

It's not yours. Where is it?

It's not here. It's in the safety

deposit box at the bank

It's Thanksgiving, Ethan

Well, then. We just have

to wait till tomorrow morning

Get it first thing, and we'll leave

But until we're gone, you'll all

listen to me for a change

Honey, let me take a look

You don't have to look

Mom. I feel fine

So Ethan, how've you been?

I'm still breathing

We haven't heard

from you in months

We're all very worried about you

I don't know what happened

between you and your father -

You knew exactly what happened

You couldn't wait to show him

the magazine, could you?

Whatever happened, Ethan

let's just put it all behind us

You are part of the family

F*** you!

Abraham, talk to your son

About what?

You're scared, aren't you? You're

scared for yourself and your baby

Ethan, there has been a great deal

of misunderstanding between...

all of us. It shouldn't

have come to this

Just shut up, b*tch!

I need to take a crap

So?

So can I use the bathroom?

Please?

Please, your majesty

Go. Downstairs

Sh*t!

Motherf***er!

Watch them

I'm gonna f***ing shoot you

if you're on your cell phone

Open the door!

Stop!

C'mon, Ethan. We've never gotten

a chance to do this man-to-man

Remigio!

Dad!

I'm fine

Get up!

Why did you shoot Dad?

He was trying to kill us

I said get up. Now move

Oh my God, Abe

What happened?

My son shot me

Josh, Josh! Are you all right?

Yeah. I'm all right, Mom

Just don't hurt my son

He started it all

I've got to get some

bandages for Dad

Go!

Everyone stays still

It's Mrs. Harvisham

What the f*** does she want?

I'll deal with her

Noel, go take care of her

Do you know what day this is?

It's Thanksgiving

Exactly. This is a very

important national holiday

So if you could please

keep the noise level down

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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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