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.
Watch the official Smoking Tigers 2024 trailer in HD below.
Ji-young Yoo as Hayoung
Jung Jun-ho as Dad
Abin Shim as Mom
Erin Yoo as Rose
Phinehas Yoon as Joon Park
Paul Syre as Sam Cho
Teddy Lee as Henry
Sook Hyung Yang as Suki
Chloe Lee as Christine
Cindy Choi as Lisa's Mom
Kim Ellis as Mrs. Moon
Luke Kim as Lisa's Brother
Guo Guo Producer
So Young Shelly Yo Director
So Young Shelly Yo Writer
Heyjin Jun Director of Photography
Mengyao Mia Zhang Editor
Kate Antognini Casting
Charlotte Arnoux Casting
Yiming Zhao Production Design
Yijie Li Art Direction
Nan Zhou Costume Design
Park Moung-hui Makeup & Hair
Healin Kweon Second Assistant Director
Ireland 10 July 2024
Korea 02 May 2024
Poland 09 October 2023
Singapore 26 October 2024
United States 28 October 2023
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