Name of an older movie, few details
June 30, 2009 7:42 PM Subscribe
Wondering the title of a movie --- it's been bothering me for years, but I never had the resources to find it..
I'm hoping my fellow mefites can assist me in figuring out the name of this movie. Here's what I recall--- Young Asian kid travels from his home to the U.S. He convinces the lady he's staying with to go on a hunger strike protesting her house/land being taken away. I remember a scene in the movie where the kid meditates at the bottom of the pool at his school, and the teacher thinks he drowned. I don't remember any actors from the movie, or when it came out. All I know is it came out prior to 2000 and after 1980.
I know these are horrible details. I'm sorry.
I'm hoping my fellow mefites can assist me in figuring out the name of this movie. Here's what I recall--- Young Asian kid travels from his home to the U.S. He convinces the lady he's staying with to go on a hunger strike protesting her house/land being taken away. I remember a scene in the movie where the kid meditates at the bottom of the pool at his school, and the teacher thinks he drowned. I don't remember any actors from the movie, or when it came out. All I know is it came out prior to 2000 and after 1980.
I know these are horrible details. I'm sorry.
Response by poster: thank you darkpony, you are awesome. and yeah, there's a bit of a difference between ryan renyolds and an asian kid. forever indebted to your awesomeness.
posted by faintly macabre at 8:31 PM on June 30, 2009
posted by faintly macabre at 8:31 PM on June 30, 2009
For future Googlers, the name of the movie in question was "Ordinary Magic".
posted by benzo8 at 2:04 AM on July 1, 2009
posted by benzo8 at 2:04 AM on July 1, 2009
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not an aisan kid. ryan renyolds
posted by darkpony at 7:54 PM on June 30, 2009 [1 favorite]