At the beginning of the summer, Reel Asian International Film Festival asked audience to vote for their favourite “retro” Asian films with the promise that we would program the top vote-getters. After 2 weeks of public voting, the public decided on Better Luck Tomorrow.

BETTER LUCK TOMORROW - A group of over-achieving Asian-American high school seniors enjoy a power trip when they dip into extra-curricular criminal activities. #StarringJohnCho (Star Trek, Harold & Kumar) and Sung Kang (Fast & Furious franchise), this film was director Justin Lin’s breakout hit before reigniting the Fast & Furious and Star Trek franchises.

This film was famously defended by the great Roger Ebert when he called out a rude audience member at Sundance, “This film has the right to be about this people, and Asian-Americans have the right to be whatever the hell they want to be. They do not have to ‘represent’ their people.”

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