Smoking Tigers
Set in early-2000s SoCal, Smoking Tigers follows a Korean American girl as she navigates derision and growing tensions while balancing the duality of her low-income family and wealthy, elite high school environment.
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Cast
16 people
Ji-young Yoo
Hayoung
Known for
KPop Demon Hunters
Until Dawn
Jung Jun-ho
Dad
Known for
True Beauty
The Tale of Nokdu
Abin Shim
Mom
No other roles listed
Erin Choi
Ara
Also in
Sonata
Gyopo
Erin Yoo
Rose
No other roles listed
Jeong Jun Ho
Appa
Phinehas Yoon
Joon Park
Known for
It Ends
Bad Teacher
Paul Syre
Sam Cho
Known for
Paradise
American Gigolo
Teddy Lee
Henry
Also in
Kiss of the Rabbit God
Ms. Purple
Sook Hyung Yang
Suki
Also in
The Ghost
Soft Sounds of Peeling Fruit
Chloe Lee
Christine
Also in
Sun Moon
Cindy Choi
Lisa's Mom
Also in
Help Wanted
Herselves
So Young Shelly Yo Director · Masayoshi Fujita Composer Heyjin Jun Cinematographer
Budget $1M · United States release August 16, 2024 · Produced in United States
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Budget
$1,000,000
Production
Tribeca Film Institute
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Korean
Release dates
United States · June 10, 2023
Premiere · Tribeca Film Festival
United States · August 16, 2024
Limited theatrical
United States · August 23, 2024
Digital · Max
United States
October 28, 2023 · Premiere · Austin Film Festival
Ireland
July 10, 2024 · Premiere · Galway Film Fleadh
Poland
October 9, 2023 · Premiere · Warsaw Film Festival
Singapore
October 26, 2024 · Premiere · Singapore Korean Film Festival
South Korea
May 2, 2024 · Premiere · Jeonju International Film Festival
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