The Motel (2005)

The Motel: Directed by Michael Kang. With Jeffrey Chyau, Sung Kang, Jade Wu, Samantha Futerman. 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.

“This is one of the best Sundance Selection films Iu0026#39;ve ever seen. Iu0026#39;m a big fan of these types of films, ones that donu0026#39;t usually make it to the big screen.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis beautiful depiction of a young kid going through puberty in a hotel really show us still growing up that our childhood wasnu0026#39;t as desolate as we believe. You can connect so well with these characters and their story. The language really feels authentic.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eEven little things, just small selections of dialogue make things feel all the more authentic.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eTrust me- watch it and relive your childhood, and realize that we arenu0026#39;t alone in our struggle. The awkward difficulties and everything.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eItu0026#39;ll make you laugh and cry, definitely worth a good 20$”