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Happy Cleaners

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When a new landlord comes around, Mr. and Mrs. Choi find their dry cleaning business, Happy Cleaners in Flushing, Queens, in jeopardy of closing after 17 years. While they make every effort to save the business, their daughter Hyunny and son Kevin are also at their own tough crossroads of life under the pressure of their parents' high hopes. Struggling through economic turmoil, cultural clashes, and generational divide, the Choi family realizes that the only way to be stronger is to embrace each other.

Critics Reviews

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Randy Myers San Jose Mercury News While it hits a couple of bumps early on, it ultimately makes for a timely story about a family coping with changing cultural values. Rated: 3/4 Feb 10, 2021 Full Review Maia Rose But Why Tho? A Geek Community Happy Cleaners is poignant and relatable but ultimately uplifting and a keen look at the lives of immigrant families. Rated: 8/10 Jan 21, 2023 Full Review Trent Neely Battle Royale With Cheese When it comes to technical aspects, the film particularly shines with its cinematography. Mar 18, 2021 Full Review Tom Meek Cambridge Day Funny/revealing scenes include a takeout order for Hyunny, whose name is pronounced wrong six ways to Sunday, and Kevin's reaction... Rated: 3/4 Feb 18, 2021 Full Review Dennis Harvey 48 Hills It's a fairly lighthearted yet realistic pulse-taking of a phenomenon hardly limited to any particular U.S. ethic or generational group now: The sense that middle-class stability is a rug being slowly, inexorably pulled out from under us. Feb 12, 2021 Full Review Christopher Llewellyn Reed Film Festival Today With genuine pathos, they examine the trials, tribulations and triumphs of a quartet of fascinating cinematic protagonists. Rated: 3/4 Feb 12, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Excellent! Great story of a family working through adversity....cast is superb. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member A wonderful story that hits home for so many Korean-Americans with immigrant parents. The movie does an amazing job of portraying the true struggles of the "model minority" in an ever evolving environment. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis When a new landlord comes around, Mr. and Mrs. Choi find their dry cleaning business, Happy Cleaners in Flushing, Queens, in jeopardy of closing after 17 years. While they make every effort to save the business, their daughter Hyunny and son Kevin are also at their own tough crossroads of life under the pressure of their parents' high hopes. Struggling through economic turmoil, cultural clashes, and generational divide, the Choi family realizes that the only way to be stronger is to embrace each other.
Director
Julian Kim, Peter S. Lee
Producer
Theresa Choh-Lee, Julian Kim, Kat Kim, Hj Lee, Peter S. Lee
Screenwriter
Julian Kim
Production Co
Jebby Productions
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 12, 2021
Runtime
1h 20m