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A doctor dressed for surgery looks at anoher doctor.

Transplant

  Jason Park

  United States     93 minutes

Synopsis

In this intense psychological drama, Jonah (Eric Nam), a highly motivated Korean-American surgical resident, is committed to getting ahead. When he gets the chance to train under the notorious Dr. Edward Harmon (Bill Camp), a legendary heart transplant surgeon, Jonah must choose between appeasing his abusive mentor and staying true to his values, as well as between career and family, ambition and morality.

Following the success of his award-winning Chicago-made short BJ’s Mobile Gift Shop, Chicago native Jason Park’s feature debut operates like Whiplash meets Grey’s Anatomy with Jonah and Dr. Harmon on an increasingly unnerving collision course. As the tensions between teacher and student come to a head and conflicts escalate with surprising — and sometimes shocking — outcomes, Jonah learns that perfection comes at a high cost.

 English, Korean with subtitles

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Film Credits

  •   Nina Yang Bongiovi, Forest Whitaker, Jason Park
  •   David J. Lee, Jason Park
  •   Zoe Kraft
  •   Eric Lin
  •   Bill Camp, Eric Nam, Michelle Okkyung Lee, April Grace, Adam Arkin
  •   Colin Benders
  •   Bill Camp
  •   Significant Productions, AUM Group, Fifth Season

Sponsors

New Directors Program Patron

Robert and Penelope Steiner Family Foundation

Oct 18 Screening Sponsored by

Associate Board of Cinema/Chicago and the Chicago International Film Festival