SEARCHING: John Cho Plays Father Seeking Missing Daughter In Digital Era

The horror film has a contemporary twist – playing out entirely across computer screens.

John Cho talks about his role in new thriller Searching, a story about a missing teenage girl, all filmed from the point-of-view of smartphones and computer screens. The film is notable as the first mainstream Hollywood thriller headlined by an Asian-American actor.

The film’s synopsis:

David Kim becomes desperate when his 16-year-old daughter Margot disappears and an immediate police investigation leads nowhere. He soon decides to search the one place that no one else has — Margot’s laptop. Hoping to trace her digital footprints, David contacts her friends and looks at photos and videos for any possible clues to her whereabouts.

Searching hits theaters August 31st. Check out the full interview with Cho below!