Rosemead (2025)

December 5, 2025 (US) • Drama • 97m

Overview

In a race against time, an ailing woman discovers her teenage son's violent obsessions and must go to great lengths to protect him, and possibly others, in this portrait of a Chinese American family. Inspired by true events.

Director

Eric Lin

Writer

Marilyn Fu

Top Billed

Lucy Liu

Keywords

cautionary tragic

Where to watch

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Top Billed Cast

Lucy Liu

Irene

Lawrence Shou

Joe

Orion Lee

Charles

Jennifer Lim

Kai-Li

Madison Hu

Jeannie

James Chen

Dr. Hsu

Eleven Lee

Helen

Anzi DeBenedetto

Stan

Susan Pourfar

Dr. Charlot

Jason Tottenham

Mr. Hernandez

Dave Shalansky

Principal Stephens

Dana de Celis

Maria

Anthony Comis

Officer Frumin

Eric Leviton

Store Manager

Grace Shen

Jane

Cat Kaylin

Mrs. Wang

Zack Calderon

Cesar

Atticus Elsass

Rob

Shian Tomlinson

Dawn

Adam Chanler-Berat

Sam

Joseph Y. Lee

Young Joe

Crew

Mynette Louie

Producer

Andrew Corkin

Producer

Jessica Kelly

Casting

Tony Yang

Co-Producer

Daniela Ruiz

Executive Producer

Achille Vanderhaeghen

Second Assistant Director

Alex Noble

Visual Effects Supervisor

Evaline Wu Huang

Production Design

Liz Power

Second Second Assistant Director

Dennis Rainaldi

Sound Mixer

Alex Peace

Line Producer

Lucy Liu

Producer

Jeff Yang

Executive Producer

Stacey Rice

Casting

Dayna Schutz

First Assistant Director

Tom Poole

Colorist

Marilyn Fu

Screenplay

Eric Lin

Director

Alexa Marcigliano

Stunt Coordinator

Will Bates

Original Music Composer

Lyle Vincent

Director of Photography

Christopher Argentieri

Executive Producer

Diana Chen

Associate Producer

Mona Mengnan Chu

Associate Producer

Julia S. Gouw

Executive Producer

Xie He

Associate Producer

Jennifer 8. Lee

Associate Producer

Eric Lin

Executive Producer

Jamie Lin

Executive Producer

Maryellen Mulcahy

Associate Producer

Yingzhi Peng

Associate Producer

Zhao Peng

Executive Producer

Frank Shyong

Executive Producer

Julia Xu

Executive Producer

Dajun Yang

Associate Producer

Yifan Zhai

Associate Producer

Hao Zhang

Co-Producer

Joseph Krings

Editor

Lauren O'Brien

Production Design

Carine Teoh

Art Direction

Joanna Cabalquinto

Set Decoration

Christiana Herodotou

Set Decoration

Vera Chow

Costume Designer

Roxanne Rizzo

Makeup Department Head

Meghan Chou

Property Master

Cece Hobson

Property Master

Matt Huish

Property Master

Greta Mantilla Diaz

Props

Robert Pietri

Title Designer

Molly E. Ramsay

Set Dresser

Frances Shpol

Props

Holly Wilson

Set Dresser

Jon Flores

Sound Effects Editor

Josh Heilbronner

Supervising Sound Editor

Josh Heilbronner

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Tyler Killer

Sound Assistant

Samuel Stevenson-Yang

Boom Operator

Sheraton Toyota

Boom Operator

Benjy Harris

Special Effects Coordinator

Anthony Mecca

Stunt Double

Michael Archambault

Stunts

Hallie Arias

Second Assistant "B" Camera

Stratton Bailey

Key Grip

Brannon D. Brown

Digital Imaging Technician

Gwen Capistran

Still Photographer

Taylor Casebeer

Dolly Grip

Tinx Chan

Camera Operator

Seth Coleman

Gaffer

Seth Crosby

Dolly Grip

Rachel Fedorkova

Second Assistant "A" Camera

Bianca Garcia

Second Assistant "A" Camera

Sarah Husein

Camera Production Assistant

Andrew Landreville

Grip

Jessica Perez

Still Photographer

Michael Pomorski

Digital Imaging Technician

Josh Quiros

Camera Operator

Justin Simpson

First Assistant "A" Camera

Paul Sprang

Loader

Michael Wilson

Best Boy Grip

Lamar Wint

Grip

Tatiane Alves Moribe

Set Costumer

Allison Choi Braun

Assistant Costume Designer

Hannah Kittell

Assistant Costume Designer

Susannah Kalb

Assistant Editor

Ethan Leight

Post Production Supervisor

Michael Maida

Post Production Producer

Ray Stanton

Finishing Producer

Yajing Wu

Script Supervisor

Frederic Casimir

Production Assistant

Gina Nicole Ferraro

Location Coordinator

Wolfgang Herting

Location Assistant

Jennifer Sonnenfeld

Location Scout

Ryan Piotrowicz

Location Manager

Neil Napier

Location Manager

Neil Napier

Location Scout

Angelica Marciano

Location Assistant

Lucy Alper

Music Score Producer

Erik Lutz

Musician

Cheryl Wang

Music Supervisor

Mark Alkofer

Studio Teacher

Nicolle Ang

Executive Assistant

James Barrett

Production Assistant

Jordan Evans

Set Production Assistant

Chris Nguyen-Gia

Production Coordinator

Wayne Petrucelli

Security Coordinator

Darsh Thakker

Production Assistant

Deanna Gallucio Young

Assistant Accountant

George Young

Production Accountant

Theo James

Executive Producer

Lin Chi-ling

Executive Producer

Fanghua Jiang

Executive Producer

Michael Wilson

Best Boy Grip

Reviews

Brent Marchant

⭐ 7/10

December 26, 2025

How far would you go to protect the welfare and well-being of a loved one? Are there any bounds in this, or is it something driven by the care and concern we hold for the individual we’re looking to support, something that knows no limitation, even if it involves violating legal, social and ethical standards? On top of all that, when circumstances reach a critical level, can we bring ourselves to follow through on our intentions? Those are among the hard questions raised in this fact-based drama about a terminally ill single mother, Irene (Lucy Liu), struggling to attend to the needs of her 17-year-old schizophrenic son, Joe (Lawrence Shou), a kind-hearted young man whose condition, unfortunately, is steadily worsening, causing him to become increasingly unpredictable and a genuine danger to himself (and possibly others). The situation is compounded by Irene’s own deteriorating health, an aggressive form of cancer that has spread and is not responding to treatment. What’s more, in addition to Irene’s rapidly dwindling life expectancy, she faces another impending deadline – the approach of Joe’s 18th birthday, a time when her ability to have much of a say over his care and treatment will largely lapse, essentially leaving him without a safety net. And, as the only child of Taiwanese immigrant parents – one of whom is already deceased and another who doesn’t have long to live – Joe faces an uncertain future, particularly since he’s largely unaware of what he’s up against and fundamentally incapable of effectively caring for himself. Faced with circumstances like this, what are mother and son to do? Writer-director Eric Lin has chosen an exceedingly heady subject to address in his debut feature, one that often makes for a difficult, heart-wrenching watch, one made all the more gripping by the superb performances of Liu (who delivers some of her best on-screen work here) and newcomer Shou in his debut feature performance. While the film has a slight tendency to drag in the closing act, it nevertheless manages to sustain the tense, stressful conditions with which the protagonists are struggling. Because of that, some viewers might find this release somewhat overpoweringly intense at times, especially once Irene’s “solution” to her dilemma becomes clear. But it’s important to remember that she’s contemplating actions sincerely borne out of love, no matter how unconventional they might seem to many of us. “Rosemead: might not always come across as a perfect offering, but it does represent a fine first effort, one that certainly bodes well for the filmmaker’s future.

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