The Choice

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Color UCLA Student Film, Preserved by the UCLA Film and Television Archive. Set in the present, the story takes place in Los Angeles. A foreign student from Taiwan , who is a great Chinese guitar player, arrives in the U.S. in the 70's. He decides to study nuclear engineering, but after graduation, he takes numerous menial jobs. The story begins when he receives a letter from his brother, notifying him of his visit from Taiwan. Exhaustedly, he tries to impress his brother by renting a new car and a new set of furniture. However, misfortune befalls him, as his house is robbed and he loses his job. For the first time, he is forced to think seriously about the meaning of his life in America.

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Year
1987
Runtime
20m
Language
EN

Cast

🎬 Joe Yng-Jaw Jiing 👤 Larry Wu (Yi Min) 👤 Richard Fang 👤 Hal Shafer

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The Choice has a runtime of 20m ( and 20 minutes).
The Choice was directed by Joe Yng-Jaw Jiing and released in 1987.
The cast of The Choice includes Larry Wu (Yi Min), Richard Fang, Hal Shafer, Reza Rahimian, Carl Tignino.

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