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Choking Man (2006)
Director: Steve Barron
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From Time Out New York
Inspired in roughly equal parts by the ethnic diversity of Jamaica, Queens, and the ubiquitous Heimlich-maneuver poster, Choking Man is the story of young Jorge (Gómez Berríos), a painfully shy (and nearly mute) Ecuadoran dishwasher with an unrequited crush on a recently arrived Chinese waitress (Yuan). This oddball neighborhood indie is an unusual blend of workaday realism and amateurish Catholic psychodrama, with a splash of animation thrown in for good measure. The movie’s at its best when at its most casual.Author: Joshua Land
Time Out New York Issue 632: November 8–14, 2007
Cast & crew
Director: Steve Barron
Cast: Octavio Gómez Berríos, Eugenia Yuan, Aaron Paul, Mandy Patinkin, Kate Buddeke full cast
Rated: NR
Duration: 84 mins
US Release: Nov 9 2007
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