LOS ANGELES — Based on a true story, “Rosemead” sees Lucy Liu transform into Irene, an ailing woman who takes drastic measures to protect her troubled teenage son.

In the film, as the son’s dark obsessions grow and time runs out, Irene is forced to make impossible choices: how far will she go and what is she willing to sacrifice?

“Irene is a very complicated person,” Liu told Spectrum News. “It shows the depth of humanity to understand the different levels of what she was struggling with … not just physically, but also emotionally.”

In “Rosemead,” Irene experiences a lot of loss in her family, in her life and a loss of control with what is happening with her son.

“I just find that there is so much about being not just a person but also being a parent … and being a woman who is trying t

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