The Motel

"Out of Place in the Middle of Nowhere."

Jan 24 2005 Not Rated 1h 15m
Comedy, Drama

Thirteen-year-old Ernest Chin lives and works at a sleazy hourly-rate motel on a strip of desolate suburban bi-way. Misunderstood by his family and blindly careening into puberty, Ernest befriends Sam Kim, a self-destructive yet charismatic Korean man who has checked in. Sam teaches the fatherless boy all the rites of manhood.

Plot

Thirteen-year-old Ernest Chin lives and works at a sleazy hourly-rate motel on a strip of desolate suburban bi-way. Misunderstood by his family and blindly careening into puberty, Ernest befriends Sam Kim, a self-destructive yet charismatic Korean man who has checked in. Sam teaches the fatherless boy all the rites of manhood.

Written by

Michael Kang, Ed Lin

Directed by

Michael Kang

Cast

Jeffrey Chyau, Sung Kang, Jade Wu

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Languages

English

Awards

5 wins & 1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
1,464
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
70
Popularity
NA