Yes, Asian men and White women can love on the big screen and make for enlightening cinema. But the true heart and soul of this film surfaces when the Pakistani American man finds himself in close quarters with her white American parents, with some unexpected and even heartwarming results. But for those people who delight in great cinematography the shots really are gorgeous , nuanced stories filled with great depth and feeling, and real-to-life characters, this is a joy to watch. How could you not love a film with such a daring movie poster for its time, not to mention being way ahead of the curve on race? Thank goodness for the new teen movie The Edge of Seventeen , just released in late The film features one of the most refreshingly unstereotypical portrayals of an Asian man in a teen movie — the breakout role of Erwin Kim, played by Hayden Szeto.