

2022·Documentary·1h 40m
7.1
★




A real-time portrait of 2020 unfolds as an Asian-American family in Trump’s rural America fights to keep their restaurant and American dream alive in the face of a pandemic, Neo-Nazis, and generational scars from the Cambodian Killing Fields.
Directed by David Siev
racism
family
cambodian
asian
rural
asian american

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Crew

David Siev
Director

Daniel J. Chalfen
Executive Producer

Marci Wiseman
Executive Producer

Daniel Dae Kim
Executive Producer

Jeff Tremaine
Executive Producer

Shanna Zablow Newton
Executive Producer

Jude Harris
Producer

David Siev
Producer

Eric Tabach
Co-Producer

Nevo Shinaar
Consulting Producer

David Siev
Cinematography
Popular Reviews
13 reviews
megan dolley
9.0★ · 05/16/25

such a beautiful documentary, really immersed you, so much so i feel like a member of the siev family now. protect these lovely people at all costs <3333
such a beautiful documentary, really immersed you, so much so i feel like a member of the siev family now. protect these lovely people at all costs <3333
marisa s
8.0★ · 07/05/24

A simple premise with a truly heartfelt and beautiful story. This is the America I am proud of.
A simple premise with a truly heartfelt and beautiful story. This is the America I am proud of.
Evan
9.3★ · 01/12/23

I guess I can understand if people are turned off by this being a covid doc, but it is so much more than that. Some truly powerful filmmaking and storytelling about living through everything the pandemic threw at us, and more so at the people who dealt with it a lot closer to first hand than many other people. The Siev family’s story is probably the most essential we’ve seen so far to truly get the portrait of what at least the US went through from March-November of 2020. Everyone watch this please I cried at the end and I loved it.
I guess I can understand if people are turned off by this being a covid doc, but it is so much more than that. Some truly powerful filmmaking and storytelling about living through everything the pandemic threw at us, and more so at the people who dealt with it a lot closer to first hand than many other people. The Siev family’s story is probably the most essential we’ve seen so far to truly get the portrait of what at least the US went through from March-November of 2020. Everyone watch this please I cried at the end and I loved it.
Robin Hellgren
3.0★ · 11/19/22

This doc is aggressively American in its portrayal of an immigrant family owning a small business throughout the pandemic. The family battles racism, economic crisis and of course the effects of the Corona virus. Sadly I don’t think this added much to either of these very important but also very well documented topics. As a non American it’s hard to look past the family’s own faults when claiming moral high ground against anything from neo nazis to trump supporters or just shitty customers in general.
This doc is aggressively American in its portrayal of an immigrant family owning a small business throughout the pandemic. The family battles racism, economic crisis and of course the effects of the Corona virus. Sadly I don’t think this added much to either of these very important but also very well documented topics. As a non American it’s hard to look past the family’s own faults when claiming moral high ground against anything from neo nazis to trump supporters or just shitty customers in general.
Ori
10.0★ · 03/18/22

SXSW Online 2022 #17
I cried both happy and sad tears while watching this. The best love letter to family and town I've ever seen.
I cried both happy and sad tears while watching this. The best love letter to family and town I've ever seen.
SXSW Online 2022 #17
I cried both happy and sad tears while watching this. The best love letter to family and town I've ever seen.
I cried both happy and sad tears while watching this. The best love letter to family and town I've ever seen.