Come See the Paradise

In 1942 over 100,000 Americans were interned in prison camps. In America.

Overview

In this drama from director Alan Parker, on-the-lam Jack McGurn flees to Los Angeles and takes a job as a projectionist at a movie theater owned by a Japanese-American man. Jack falls for the owner's daughter, Lily, but they are forced to elope to Seattle when her father forbids the relationship. The couple marry and have a daughter, but when World War II breaks out, Jack is powerless to stop his new family's forced internment.

Release Date

1990-08-17

Runtime

133 min

Rating

⭐ 6.2 (57 votes)

Genres

Drama, Romance, History

Languages

English, Japanese

Country

United States of America