Each has plenty of baggage, all the more so since a pivotal piece of their distress stems from the fragmented idea of self that afflicts many first-generation Americans, caught between the only country they know and the one their parents left behind. On Audrey’s plate, there’s the relationship with her mother, who wants her to date a wealthy man, the multiple miscarriages she’s endured, the self-harm she takes part in to feel a sense of control, her affinity for violence during sex, and a rekindled interest in photography. During this window into the past, another character is introduced that both Audrey and her sibling (seen in the first act as an adult gay man estranged from their traditional parents) both remember: a Korean boy who lived across the street from them.
Author: Peter Debruge
Published at: 2026-02-01 20:35:12
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