Korean-American West 32nd in Korean Cinemas

Michael Kang's "West 32nd" is released by CJ CGV on November 16 in Seoul. The thriller explores the Korean community in New York. The film stars John Cho, Grace Park, Jane Kim and Jung Joon-ho.

The story revolves a young ambitious lawyer who gets drawn into the criminal underbelly of the Korean community in New York through a charismatic rising criminal when he takes on a case to defend a boy who is a murder suspect.

The film received positive criticism at this year's Pusan International Film Festival. West 32nd is fully financed and distributed by CJ Entertainment, CJ's first independent US project and the first time CJ produced a film by a Korean-American director.

Yi Ch'ang-ho (KOFIC)

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