Fakin' Da Funk
1997 · 1h 29m · Comedy, Drama · United States of America · Rated R (US)
Finding your roots in the hood ain't easy.
Chinese kid Julian, who was adopted by the black family of Joe and Annabelle Lee -- and Asian exchange student May-Ling, who is housed with a black family -- are trying to adapt to their mostly black neighborhood of South Central.
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