Littlerock (2010)

A powerfully intimate drama that captures the fears and desires of a young Japanese woman lost in the U.S., 'Littlerock' is an affectingly authentic portrait of the bitter-sweet pain of ... See full summary »

Director:

Mike Ott

Writers:

Mike Ott, Atsuko Okatsuka (story)

Stars:

Atsuko Okatsuka, Cory Zacharia, Rintaro Sawamoto

8 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Atsuko Okatsuka	...	Atsuko Sakamoto
Cory Zacharia	...	Cory Lawler
Rintaro Sawamoto	...	Rintaro Sakamoto
Roberto 'Sanz' Sanchez	...	Francisco Fumero
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ryan Dillon	...	Brody
Matt Fling	...	Garbo (as Matthew Fling)
Ivy Khan	...	Tammy
Lee Lynch	...	Gene
Kathleen Maressa	...	Guitar Girl
Markiss McFadden	...	Marques Wright
Sean Neff	...	Sean Tippy
David Nordstrom	...	Troy Mairs
Sarah Chang Tadayon	...	Sarah (as Sarah Tadayon)
Brett L. Tinnes	...	Jordan

Storyline

A powerfully intimate drama that captures the fears and desires of a young Japanese woman lost in the U.S., 'Littlerock' is an affectingly authentic portrait of the bitter-sweet pain of young love and the cruel reality of cultural miscommunication, making it one of the most moving independent U.S. films in recent memory.

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Plot Keywords:

tattooed trash | a cup | trailer trash | black bra | premarital sex | 

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Taglines:

Lost in love, language and Littlerock.

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

There are references in the film to the term "limerence" which was coined by psychologist Dorothy Tennov and is an involuntary state of mind which results from a romantic attraction to another person combined with an overwhelming, obsessive need to have one's feelings reciprocated.

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Quotes

Cory Lawler: Dang, I really could be a model.

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Connections

Referenced in Lake Los Angeles (2014)

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Soundtracks

Bramble
by The Cave Singers
Matador Records

User Reviews

The Reason People Still Watch Crappy Blockbuster Films

This film was a mess from start to finish. I am not even going to go anywhere near concepts like acting, character development or artistic merit. Those notions are cities in Siberia in relation to this film.

What we have here is a director in love with a Japanese woman (who btw cannot speak Japanese properly) and literally (please note I said literally) fifty-percent of the film is a zoom-in focus on her face. The other fifty-percent of the film is divided between the said girl's desire to lay some random trash, smoke, get high and drink alcohol out of a brown paper bag and some random racism and even more random fake Mexican diner of which we see nothing.

This film shows that America has money to burn and, oh, for those who like to see inexplicable close-ups of a Japanese girl jumping in bed with an ugly douche well there is a film for that too.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Japanese

Release Date:

23 April 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Литълрок

Filming Locations:

Little Rock, California, USA

Box Office

Gross USA:

$17,309

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$17,309

Company Credits

Production Co:

Small Form Films

Technical Specs

Color:

Color