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Spa Night

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.

Spa Night
Official Website
Released:
January 24, 2016

Cast:

Joe Seo
Haerry Kim
Youn Ho Cho

Director:
Andrew Ahn

Producer:
Giulia Caruso, Ki Jin Kim, Kelly Thomas

Written by:
Andrew Ahn

Distributor:
Nonetheless Productions

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