2016
Unrated
Strand Releasing
1 h 33 m

2016
Unrated
Strand Releasing
1 h 33 m

Summary Spa Night is a portrait of forbidden sexual awakening set in the nocturnal world of spas and karaoke bars in Los Angeles’ Koreatown. David Cho (Joe Seo), a timid 18-year-old living with his financially-struggling immigrant parents, chances upon a secret cruising spot when he takes a job at an all-male spa. There he begins to realize hidd...

Drama

Written By: Andrew Ahn

2016
Unrated
Strand Releasing
1 h 33 m

2016
Unrated
Strand Releasing
1 h 33 m

Spa Night

Name: Spa Night
Genre: Drama
Released: 2016-08-19
Duration: 1 min 33 s
Rating: 76
Cast: Joe Seo, Youn Ho Cho, Haerry Kim, Topher Park, Jose A. Solorio

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 8 User Ratings

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Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews

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Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews

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Los Angeles Times

Aug 25, 2016

Ahn’s erotically charged, quietly devastating drama suggests David might yet find a way to be true to himself, but it finds no easy answers for this good son.

By Sheri Linden FULL REVIEW

Village Voice

Aug 17, 2016

There have been upbeat coming-out films (But I'm a Cheerleader) and tragic, infuriating ones (Boys Don't Cry, Brokeback Mountain). Andrew Ahn's Spa Night is executed on a significantly smaller scale, a deliberately anticlimactic one, which makes it all the more doleful.

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RogerEbert.com

Aug 19, 2016

Spa Night takes too much time to portray David's achingly slow and incomplete coming-out process, but its focus on the interior maelstrom of a teenager is extremely insightful

By Sheila O'Malley FULL REVIEW

The A.V. Club

Aug 17, 2016

Though it leaves too many narrative blanks unfilled, Spa Night is a promising debut from a filmmaker with a lot of insight into the different guises that immigrants and their offspring wear as they make their way through the world.

By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW

Variety

Jul 31, 2016

Spa Night serves as an homage to the sacrifices first-generation immigrants made in order that their children could achieve their full potential in the States, expanding the concept of “pride” far beyond its protagonist’s gay identity.

By Peter Debruge FULL REVIEW

IndieWire

Aug 17, 2016

The beautifully lensed drama is, like its protagonist, compelled and often obsessed by the human shape and form, and Ahn’s film artfully uses the physical to tell a mostly standard issue coming-of-age story with style.

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The Film Stage

Jul 28, 2016

It’s nice that Spa Night has a story with a different kind of protagonist than what we’re used to, but it tells that story with all the lackluster waffling of any other shaky indie drama.

By Daniel Schindel FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Nonetheless Productions, Extraordinary Renditions

Release Date Aug 19, 2016

Duration 1 h 33 m

Rating Unrated

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Website http://andrewahnfilms.com/coming-soon/spa-night/

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Awards

Sundance Film Festival

• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

Film Independent Spirit Awards

• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

Boston LGBT Film Festival

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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Joe Seo

David Cho

Youn Ho Cho

Jin Cho

Haerry Kim

Soyoung Cho

Topher Park

Young Korean Man

Jose A. Solorio

Luis

Il Ahn

Mr. Shim

Linda Han

Mrs. Baek

Yong Kim

Academy Director

Tae Song

Eddie Baek

Angie Kim

Esther Kang

Kahyun Kim

Grace

Janice Pak

Stella

Jay Kwon

Peter

Chris Yejin

Korean Counter Woman

Sun Park

Mrs. Kim

Tom Macias

Mover #1

Anthony Ariniello

Mover #2

James S.W. Lee

Korean Businessman

Ho Young Chung

Spa Manager

Esteban Andres Cruz

Boyish Mexican Man

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