Rosemead
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Inspired by a harrowing true story, Lucy Liu transforms in a riveting, career-redefining performance as an ailing woman who takes drastic measures to protect her troubled teenage son (Lawrence Shou). As his dark obsessions grow and time runs out, she is forced to make impossible choices: how far will she go and what is she willing to sacrifice? Set against the simmering tensions of a Chinese American community, Rosemead is a gripping portrait of a family pushed to the edge.
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- Lucy Liu
- Lawrence Shou
- Orion Lee
- Jennifer Lim
- Madison Hu
- James Chen
- Eleven Lee
- Anzi DeBenedetto
- Susan Pourfar
- Jason Tottenham
Letterboxd User Reviews
- Nov 12, 2025
What a performance from Lucy Liu. I can understand why she waited for 5 years for this. Truly messed me up in the end. 2025 Movie Ranking
CinemaCollectAug 3, 2025watch it.
ashley liao🧃Jun 8, 2025the first thing I’ve seen where the “call this hotline” epilogue text felt earned. I don’t believe in ghosts — but I do believe that people can be haunted.
will - Jun 7, 2025
saw this at tribeca. Lucy Liu better win something for this oh my god
Alex TomkoNov 13, 2025I grew up in the San Gabriel Valley. George, the son who inspired Joe, was in my same grade. Our parents owned businesses in the same city, on the same street just a few doors down. My mom has Lai Hang’s number still saved in her phone under “Quality Printing”. We went to…
JellieJun 6, 2025Key Office Production Assistant kind of went off on this one………. you could tell that this production was Organized due to him………
🦭💌 - Nov 29, 2025
Rosemead is essentially a less abstract, ripped from the headlines version of "We Need To Talk About Kevin." We watch as cancer ridden mother Irene (Lucy Liu) struggles to reckon with her teenage son Joe's (Lawrence Shou) worsening schizophrenia. He's beginning to lose his…
The King of BurbankDec 5, 2025https://x.com/lifeisafilmfest/status/1997156834071740800 Lucy Liu, Lawrence Shou, director Eric Lin, writer Marilyn Fu, and moderator Marcia Gay Harden at the AMC Lincoln Square Q&A for Rosemead, perhaps the most devastating film of the year with outstanding performances…
filmfestivalNov 7, 2025Harrowing but rarely exploitative as it juggles schizophrenia and terminal cancer as its main subjects thanks to Eric Lin’s gentle direction and Lucy Liu’s beautifully restrained performance, one that could have easily gone off the rails.
Erik Anderson