Rating: R | Runtime: 97 minutes
Release Date: December 5th, 2025 (USA)
Studio: Vertical Entertainment
Director(s): Eric Lin
Writer(s): Marilyn Fu / Eric Lin (additional writing)

We take care of each other.

What starts as an intriguing eastern culture versus western science drama quickly devolves into a miserablist thriller. Way too much going on between the mother dying of cancer, the son’s schizophrenia, and the uncertain potential of a school shooting.

Lucy Liu is very good, but the pivot to turning the plot into a search and rescue really undercuts the emotionality. The script refuses to let her character cope with what is happening because it wants us to worry about what might happen next. And boy is “what’s next” an insane, true-life choice. 

The lesson: take your medication regardless of whether you feel better. That means it’s working, not that you’ve been cured. And find a genuine support system. Community is about love not pride.

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Lawrence Shou and Lucy Liu in ROSEMEAD; photo by Lyle Vincent, courtesy of Vertical Entertainment.