From award-winning writer/director Justin Chon [Gook], Blue Bayou is the
moving and timely story of a uniquely American family fighting for their future.
Antonio LeBlanc [Chon], a Korean adoptee raised in a small town in the Louisiana
bayou, is married to the love of his life Kathy [Alicia Vikander] and step-dad
to their beloved daughter Jessie. Struggling to make a better life for his
family, he must confront the ghosts of his past when he discovers that he could
be deported from the only country he has ever called home.
Critic Reviews:
- “An angry, passionate film from writer-director and leading actor
Justin Chon.” – The Australian
- “Multi-hyphenate Justin Chon has crafted an impressive melodrama, rich
in Louisiana atmosphere and with a timely message, but Blue Bayou is marred by
its reliance on symbolism and sentiment.” – Empire
Magazine
- “Blue Bayou is an eye-opening movie with a flawed, interesting
protagonist.” – ABC Radio Brisbane