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Choking Man

2007, Movie, NR, 84 mins

CHOKING MAN
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The creepy-crawly mood that hangs over this effective little drama about a haunted Ecuadorian dishwasher (Octavio Gomez) at a Queens, New York, diner is quite a change of pace for Steve Baron, the man who brought us the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle movie, but his keen visual style isn't too far from his award-winning music video work. Read the complete review for Choking Man
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At the Olympic Diner, Jorge, the dishwasher, is choking on the American dream. Jorge is caught between his Ecuadorian roots, his new American life working at the diner for Rick and his own crippling shyness. When the diner adds a bright new member to the staff, Jorge's world gets a little more complicated as his affections grow for the new waitress, a beautiful Chinese girl named Amy.
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Length: 01:31
Posted: 7/23/2009
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Jorge is a morbidly shy Ecuadorian dishwasher toiling away in a shabby diner in Queens, New York. From his solitary kitchen corner, Jorge quietly attempts to forge a bond with Amy, the newly hired Chinese waitress, but even though she tries to reciprocate, the gulf that separates them may be too large. On the job he is continually tormented by a coworker, and at home, in his Harlem apartment, under the psychological control of his domineering ???roommate,??? he battles his inner demons. Choking Man captures the feeling of claustrophobia and almost literal asphyxiation newcomers to America experience as they struggle to find a place and purpose in this strange land.
Free | Video Detective
Length: 02:14
Posted: 7/30/2008
Near mute and extremely shy dishwasher Jorge becomes a hero as he rushes from the kitchen to save the life of...a choking man.
Free | Sundance Channel
Length: 01:40
Posted: 2/1/2008
Amy tries to console near mute and extremely shy dishwasher Jorge hiding behind the diner after a verbal assault from another staff member.
Free | Sundance Channel
Length: 02:00
Posted: 2/1/2008
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Year: 2007
Rated NR

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Cast
Octavio Gomez Berrios: Jorge
Eugenia Yuan: Amy
Mandy Patinkin: Rick
Aaron Paul: Jerry
Kate Buddeke: Teri
Philippe Brenninkmeyer: Germanic Man

 

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