Ms. Purple

Ms. Purple
Ms. Purple
	Film poster
Directed by	Justin Chon
Written by	Justin Chon; Chris Dinh
Produced by	Alex Chi; Justin Chon; Alan Pao; James J. Yi; Mia & Daniel Dae Kim;
Starring	Tiffany Chu; Teddy Lee; Octavio Pisano; Jake Choi; James Kang
Cinematography	Ante Cheng
Edited by	Reynolds Barney; Jon Berry;
Music by	Roger Suen
Production; companies	Electric Panda Entertainment; MACRO; Plan Zero Productions;
Distributed by	Oscilloscope
Release dates	January 25, 2019 (Sundance); September 6, 2019 (United States);
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$80,657

Ms. Purple is a 2019 American drama film directed by Justin Chon. It was screened in the U.S. Dramatic Competition section at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.^[3]

Plot

Kasie and Carey live in Koreatown in Los Angeles. Abandoned by their mother and brought up by their father, the siblings struggled with profound emotional wounds from the difficulty of the parental dynamic. Now, with their father on his death bed, the estranged Carey comes home to help Kasie care for him.

Cast

Tiffany Chu as Kasie
Teddy Lee as Carey
Octavio Pizano as Octavio
Jake Choi as Johnny
James Kang as Young-Il
Mark Krenik as Boozr
Crystal Lee as Sora
Alma Martinez as Juanita

Reception

Box office

Ms. Purple grossed an estimated $15,734 from the Landmark NuArt in Los Angeles in its opening weekend. It expanded to three more theaters and earned an estimated $13,650, with a per-theater average of $3,413. It later opened in the top 10 markets the weekend of September 20, 2019. It went on to gross $80,657 domestically.

The film was crowdfunded via Kickstarter. Chon raised $73,634 to make the film.

Critical response

On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 87% based on 45 reviews, with an average rating of 7.1/10. The website's critical consensus reads: "A finely layered drama with rich visal allure, Ms. Purple sifts sensitively through the emotional wreckage of a broken family." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 71 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

The Hollywood Reporter wrote: "dwells quietly in the limbo of those waiting for a loved one to die."^[4]

References

^ "Ms. Purple (2019)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
^ "Ms. Purple (2019)". The Numbers. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
^ "Sundance Unveils Politics-Heavy Lineup Featuring Ocasio-Cortez Doc, Feinstein Drama". The Hollywood Reporter. November 28, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
^ "'Ms. Purple': Film Review - Sundance 2019". The Hollywood Reporter. January 27, 2019. Retrieved May 18, 2023.

External links

Ms. Purple at IMDb

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[BOM-1] "Ms. Purple (2019)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 11, 2019.

[NUM-2] "Ms. Purple (2019)". The Numbers. Retrieved October 6, 2019.

[3] "Sundance Unveils Politics-Heavy Lineup Featuring Ocasio-Cortez Doc, Feinstein Drama". The Hollywood Reporter. November 28, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2018.

[4] "'Ms. Purple': Film Review - Sundance 2019". The Hollywood Reporter. January 27, 2019. Retrieved May 18, 2023.

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