Golden Delicious is a Canadian coming-of-age drama film, directed by Jason Karman and released in 2022. The film stars Cardi Wong as Jake, a Chinese Canadian teenager who must confront the expectations of his family when he joins the school basketball team in a bid to get closer to his classmate Aleks (Chris Carson), with whom he has fallen in love.[1]
| Golden Delicious | |
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| Directed by | Jason Karman |
| Written by | Gorrman Lee |
| Produced by | Kristyn Stilling |
| Starring | Cardi Wong Chris Carson |
| Cinematography | Alfonso Chin |
| Edited by | Mike Jackson |
| Music by | Mary Ancheta |
Production company | Golden Delicious Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 119 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
The cast also includes Parmiss Sehat, Ryan Mah, Leeah Wong, Claudia Kai, Jesse Hyde, Hunter Dillon, Zavien Garrett, Jeff Joseph, Kameron Louangxay, Cole Howard and David Kaye.
The film premiered in the Northern Lights program at the 2022 Vancouver International Film Festival.[2]
Production edit
Gorrman Lee had originally written the screenplay as a heterosexual coming-of-age story, but after the first draft failed to attract production funding he and Karman rewrote it to introduce some elements of Karman's experiences as a gay man.[3]
Awards edit
The film was longlisted for the Directors Guild of Canada's 2022 Jean-Marc Vallée DGC Discovery Award.[4] It won four awards at the 2022 Reelworld Film Festival, for Outstanding Feature Film, Outstanding Director of a Feature Film (Karman), Outstanding Actor in a Feature Film (Wong) and Outstanding Writer of a Feature Film (Gorrman Lee).[5]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Emma Jeffrey, "VIFF 2022 film reviews: Moving moments from the basketball court to the back country and beyond". Stir, September 29, 2022.
- ^ Nathan Caddell, "The Vancouver International Film Festival lineup just dropped, here are 10 films that caught our eye". BC Business, September 8, 2022.
- ^ Max Gao, "‘Golden Delicious’ offers a sweet, fresh take on the classic coming-of-age sports story". Xtra Magazine, September 14, 2023.
- ^ "JEAN-MARC VALLÉE DGC DISCOVERY AWARD LONG LIST DROPS AT VISIONARIES" Archived 2022-09-29 at the Wayback Machine. Yahoo! Movies, September 11, 2022.
- ^ Victoria Ahearn, "Golden Delicious wins four Reelworld Film Festival prizes". Playback, October 20, 2022.
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