Taglines: David Kim’s daughter is missing. He can’t find out where she is until he finds out who she is.
In San Jose, California, David Kim looks through old photographs and videos of his daughter Margot and his late wife Pamela, who died from lymphoma nearly two years earlier, after which David and Margot became distant. One night, Margot goes to a friend’s house for her study-group. While David sleeps, Margot attempts to call him three times.
The next morning, David is unable to reach Margot but assumes she has risen early to go to school. Later, he calls Margot’s piano instructor, but is informed that Margot had canceled her lessons six months ago. David discovers that Margot had been pocketing the money for the lessons, before suddenly transferring $2,500 to a deleted Venmo account. Realizing that Margot is missing, David calls the police, and the case is assigned to Detective Rosemary Vick, who asks for information about Margot’s personality and friendships.
David manages to access Margot’s Facebook and speaks to her contacts only to discover that Margot has not had close friends since Pamela’s death. Vick calls to report that Margot made a fake ID for herself, and shows traffic-camera footage of Margot’s car at a highway-juncture outside of the city, suggesting Margot may have deliberately run away.
Searching is a 2018 American thriller film directed by Aneesh Chaganty in his feature debut and written by Chaganty and Sev Ohanian. Set almost entirely on smartphones and computer screens, the film follows a father (John Cho) trying to find his missing 16-year-old daughter (Michelle La) with the help of a police detective (Debra Messing). It is the first mainstream Hollywood thriller headlined by an Asian-American actor.
The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2018, and was theatrically released in the United States on August 31, 2018, by Screen Gems. The film was a financial and critical success, grossing over $75 million worldwide against a $1 million budget and receiving praise for its direction, acting, unique visual presentation and unpredictable storyline. At the Independent Spirit Awards, Cho was nominated for Best Male Lead.
Searching (2018)
Yönetmen: Aneesh Chaganty
Oyuncular: John Cho, Debra Messing, Joseph Lee, Sara Sohn, Alex Jayne Go, Megan Liu, Michelle La, Melissa Disney, Dominic Hoffman, Sylvia Minassian, Ashley Edner, Joseph John Schirle
Senaryo: Aneesh Chaganty, Sev Ohanian
Prodüksiyon Tasarımı: Angel Herrera
Görüntü Yönetmeni: Juan Sebastian Baron, Nicholas D. Johnson, Will Merrick
Kurgu: Nicholas D. Johnson, Will Merrick
Kostüm Tasarımı: Emily Moran
Set Dekorasyonu: Robert Guard
Sanat Yönetmeni: Carol Uraneck
Müzik: Torin Borrowdale
Distributed by: Sony ScreenGems
Release Date: August 31, 2018
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