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K-POPS

Genre
Comedy and Drama
Running time
114 minutes
Year
2024
Language
English and Korean
Subtitle
English and Arabic
Country
United States of America (USA)
Director
Anderson .Paak
Bio
Producer
Greg Silverman, Anderson .Paak, Jon Berg, Jaeson Ma, Dumbfoundead
Cast
Anderson .Paak, Jee Young Han, Dumbfoundead , Soul Rasheed, Yvette Nicole Brown
Scriptwriter
Anderson .Paak, Khaila Amazan

SHOWTIME

Mon 09. Dec
Culture Square - Auditorium
10:30 PM - 12:34 AM
Price: 140 SAR
Tue 10. Dec
Culture Square - Cinema 3
12:30 PM - 2:29 PM
Price: 40 SAR
Sat 14. Dec
Culture Square - Cinema 3
6:45 PM - 8:44 PM
Price: 40 SAR
Eight-time Grammy winner Anderson .Paak makes his film debut with the story of a washed-up drummer whose life turns around when he meets his teenage son for the first time. Paak himself plays the father BJ, who is still holding out in middle age for rock’n’roll stardom; his real-life son Soul Rasheed plays the fictional Tae Young, whose mother Yeji is Korean. When BJ gets an unexpected gig on a Korean talent show, he discovers Tae Young, a hotly-tipped contestant. Eager to make up for lost parenting time, BJ becomes the boy’s mentor – but the truth is that he needs help to grow up himself. Riffing off their real family relationships, .Paak’s comedy is an instant winner full of charm and K-Pop fandom.

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