Monsoon (2020) - Henry Golding, Parker Sawyers

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Henry Golding’s ‘Monsoon’ Sells North American Rights to Strand Releasing (EXCLUSIVE)

Strand Releasing has acquired all North American rights to British-Cambodian filmmaker Hong Khaou’s “Monsoon,” a drama headlined by “Crazy Rich Asians” star Henry Golding and Parker Sawyers.

Sold by Protagonist Pictures, “Monsoon” had its world premiere at Karlovy Vary last year and stars Golding as Kit, a young British man of Vietnamese decent who returns to Saigon to scatter his mother’s ashes. Along the journey, Kit meets estranged family members, and falls for an American man Lewis (Sawyers), whose father fought in the Vietnam War.

“Monsoon” marks Khaou’s second feature, following his critically acclaimed directorial debut “Lilting” with Ben Whishaw, which was also distributed by Strand Releasing in the U.S.

“We’re so thrilled to be working with Protagonist Pictures again, and especially to follow up with Hong’s latest effort, which is such a beautifully crafted and personal film for Hong,” said Marcus Hu, co-president of Strand Releasing.

The deal was negotiated between Jon Gerrans, the co-president of Strand Releasing, and George Hamilton, the head of sales of protagonist Pictures. Paradigm co-represented the film with Protagonist Pictures. “Monsoon” is produced by Moonspun Films, BBC Films, BFI and Sharp House.

Since playing the lead role in “Crazy Rich Asians,” Golding has starred in Guy Ritchie’s “The Gentlemen” and Paul Feig’s “Last Christmas.” Golding will next star in the big-budget Paramount release “Snake Eyes,” a live action film based on the beloved Hasbro character. Sawyers, meanwhile, has starred as the young Barack Obama as “Southside With You” which played at Sundance.

Strand Releasing is planning “Monsoon” in the fall. Peccadillo will release the film in the U.K. later in the year.

- Variety

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Kit (Henry Golding, Crazy Rich Asians) returns to Ho Chi Minh City for the first time since he was six years old when his family fled the country in the aftermath of the Vietnam-American war. There he meets Lee, his estranged second cousin, Linh, a young Vietnamese student, and arranges an online date that turns into something more with Lewis (Parker Sawyers, Southside With You), an American clothing designer. Struggling to make sense of himself in a city he’s no longer familiar with, he embarks on a personal journey across the country that opens up the possibility for friendship, love and happiness.

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On digital on November 13th. Out in the UK in theatres right now.

I can't wait to see this. Looks like a DVD-only release here in the US.

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It was okay. Kind of slow.

I wonder if any of the foreign blus are region free.

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A gentle, somber, and reflective drama about coming home to a strange land, underscored by the sense of cultural estrangement and social isolation, which has become synonymous with the gay immigrant experience. Like Lilting, Monsoon is a deliberately paced film that is well-acted but tastefully restrained to a fault. But its conclusion is so open-ended, it's hard not to feel a little cheated by how unfinished this story is. 3/5

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Originally Posted by MazeRunner

On digital on November 13th. Out in the UK in theatres right now.

I can't wait to see this. Looks like a DVD-only release here in the US.

Well, I'm not sure. But, Deep Discount has a pre-order up for a Monsoon Blu-ray with a release date of 1/12/2021. https://www.deepdiscount.com/monsoon/712267400539

The Strand Releasing website, however, only mentions a DVD coming soon.

So who knows?