“Gook” at the Vancouver Asian Film Festival (VAFF) 2017 by Ricepaper Magazine 2 November, 2017 The Korean word ‘guk’ (or ‘gook’) means ‘country’, and it has been speculated that this was the origin of the titular slur of Justin Chon’s second feature. Early in the film, the eleven-year old Kamilla asks Eli, played by … more » Continue Reading