

Release Date
August 4, 2017 (LA/NY)
Director
Kogonada
Writer
Kogonada
Cast
John Cho, Haley Lu Richardson, Parker Posey, Rory Culkin, Michelle Forbes
Studio
Running Time
104 minutes
MPA Rating
Unrated
When a renowned architecture scholar falls suddenly ill during a speaking tour, his son Jin (John Cho) finds himself stranded in Columbus, Indiana - a small Midwestern city celebrated for its many significant modernist buildings. Jin strikes up a friendship with Casey (Haley Lu Richardson), a young architecture enthusiast who works at the local library. As their intimacy develops, Jin and Casey explore both the town and their conflicted emotions: Jin's estranged relationship with his... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
SIFF Capsule Review: The Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) describes Columbus as a “Midwest Before Sunrise,” which already puts the film at a disadvantage. It doesn’t help that the film, which stars Haley Lu Richardson, John Cho, Parker Posey and Rory Culkin, is a painful bore that really bears little similarities to any of the Before films.
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