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Spa Night

Spa Night

20165.61h 36m

Overview

A young Korean-American man works to reconcile his obligations to his struggling immigrant family with his burgeoning sexual desires in the underground world of gay hookups at Korean spas in Los Angeles.

Directed by Andrew Ahn
Written by Andrew Ahn
Produced by David Ariniello, Giulia Caruso, Ki Jin Kim
Box OfficeBudget: $67KRevenue: $39K

Top Cast

Joe Seo

Joe Seo

David Cho

Haerry Kim

Haerry Kim

Soyoung Cho

J

Janice Pak

Stella

C

Cho Youn-ho

Jin Cho

Tae Song

Tae Song

Eddie Baek

Topher Park

Topher Park

Young Korean Man

J

Jose A. Solorio

Luis

I

Il Ahn

Mr. Shim

L

Linda Han

Mrs. Baek

Y

Yong Kim

Academy Director

Themes & Keywords

night lifelos angeles, californiaspalgbtkoreatownkorean americangay themekorean

About Spa Night

Spa Night is a drama film released in 2016 exploring themes of night life, los angeles, california, spa, lgbt, koreatown, korean american. Directed by Andrew Ahn, it stars Joe Seo, Haerry Kim, Janice Pak. A young Korean-American man works to reconcile his obligations to his struggling immigrant family with his burgeoning sexual desires in the underground world of gay hookups at Korean spas in Los Angeles.

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