Monday Night Movie: "The Donut King"

Darien Library presents a weekly program: Monday Night at the Movies!

This week we are showing “The Donut King”.

“An immigrant story with a (glazed) twist, The Donut King follows the journey of Cambodian refugee Ted Ngoy, who arrived in California in the 1970s and, through a mixture of diligence and luck, built a multi-million dollar donut empire up and down the West Coast.

After Ngoy escaped the brutal Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, he eventually was able to start his first donut shop in Orange County, California, and his Christy’s Doughnuts became a rapidly expanding chain of success. Over the next decade, Ngoy also sponsored hundreds of visas for incoming Cambodian refugees and offered them steady employment in his donut shops. But after living his version of the American Dream, everything came crashing down for Ngoy.” --PBS

Director: Alice Gu

Year: 2020

Who's in it: Ted Ngoy, Chuong Pek Lee, Mayly Tao, Susan Lim, and Daewon Song  

This movie is one hour and 30 minutes and is not rated.  

Watch the official trailer.

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