Rosemead

Rosemead (2025)

In a race against time, an ailing woman discovers her teenage son's violent obsessions and must go to great lengths to protect him, and possibly others, in this portrait of a Chinese American family. Inspired by true events.

Date of release
2025-12-05
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (17)
Runtime
1h 37m
Genres
Drama
Director
Eric Lin

Casting

Interesting facts

Rosemead is a 2025 American drama film, directed by Eric Lin, in his directorial debut, from a screenplay by Marilyn Fu, inspired by Frank Shyong's 2017 Los Angeles Times article, "A dying mother’s plan: Buy a gun. Rent a hotel room. Kill her son.", regarding events that took place in Rosemead, California. It stars Lucy Liu, Lawrence Shou, Orion Lee, Jennifer Lim, Madison Hu and James Chen. It is set in the San Gabriel Valley of southern California and follows a terminally ill widow, Irene (Liu), dealing with her medical condition while handling her son Joe's (Shou) schizophrenia.

Production

In September 2020, it was announced Lucy Liu had joined the cast of the film, with Eric Lin directing from a screenplay by Marilyn Fu, with Mynette Louie set to produce. Liu served as a producer and stayed with the project for over five years. Moreover, Liu practiced Mandarin to portray Irene's accent mannerisms.

Principal photography took place in New York.

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