• Director(s)

    Randall Park

  • Production Year

    2023

  • Genre(s)

    Comedy, Drama, Romance

  • Approx. running minutes

    88m

  • Cast

    Justin H. Min, Sherry Cola, Ally Maki

Film

Shortcomings

strong language, racism, sex references

SHORTCOMINGS is a US comedy-drama in which a culturally adrift Asian American man navigates the challenges of forging meaningful connections while on a break from his girlfriend.…

SHORTCOMINGS is a US comedy-drama in which a culturally adrift Asian American man navigates the challenges of forging meaningful connections while on a break from his girlfriend.

language
There is use of strong language ('f**k') and milder terms ('prick', 'pussy', 'poon', 'dick', 'shit', 'piss', 'crap', 'balls', 'God', 'Jesus', 'Christ').
sex
A woman confronts her partner about porn on his computer. The webpage includes naked bodies intertwined and the words 'Jerk Boy'. There are also verbal references to male and female genitalia.
discrimination
Racism and internalised racism, particularly in relation to interracial couples are themes of the film. A white man speaks Japanese to an Asian American man, not realising he doesn't know that language, and later makes a martial arts movement in his direction during an argument. A white building manager rejects an Asian woman's rental application and mocks her using broken English. An Asian American man passes judgment on interracial couples.
additional issues
There are passing historical references to 'raping' and 'pillaging' during WWII. A gay woman implies that her parents are homophobic and would rather see her date a Japanese man whose ancestors had 'raped' and 'pillaged' Koreans than date a woman. Rude humour includes an budding artist showing off her collection of photos documenting the colour of her urine every morning, and references to people being kicked in the genitals.

  • Director(s)

    Randall Park

  • Production Year

    2023

  • Genre(s)

    Comedy, Drama, Romance

  • Approx. running minutes

    88m

  • Cast

    Justin H. Min, Sherry Cola, Ally Maki

strong language, racism, sex references
Classified Date:
17/08/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
SPHE VOD
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k') and milder terms ('prick', 'pussy', 'poon', 'dick', 'shit', 'piss', 'crap', 'balls', 'God', 'Jesus', 'Christ').
sex
A woman confronts her partner about porn on his computer. The webpage includes naked bodies intertwined and the words 'Jerk Boy'. There are also verbal references to male and female genitalia.
discrimination
Racism and internalised racism, particularly in relation to interracial couples are themes of the film. A white man speaks Japanese to an Asian American man, not realising he doesn't know that language, and later makes a martial arts movement in his direction during an argument. A white building manager rejects an Asian woman's rental application and mocks her using broken English. An Asian American man passes judgment on interracial couples.
additional issues
There are passing historical references to 'raping' and 'pillaging' during WWII. A gay woman implies that her parents are homophobic and would rather see her date a Japanese man whose ancestors had 'raped' and 'pillaged' Koreans than date a woman. Rude humour includes an budding artist showing off her collection of photos documenting the colour of her urine every morning, and references to people being kicked in the genitals.

  • Classified date

    17/08/2023

  • Language

    English