KATHMANDU, Jan. 18 -- The aptly titled movie Searching is a film for our times. In an era where youngsters haven't touched a physical newspaper for the past five years, when they spend more time on the mobile monitor than looking at the real world. Searching plays out almost entirely on-screen with a nearly all-Asian cast, and most of the script is not voiced dialogue but through apps like Facetime and Skype, Google searches, Instagram and Facebook posts.
When David Kim (John Cho) realises his quiet, studious teenage daughter Margot (Michelle La) is missing, he starts a search for her. He files a police report, but starts a search of his own, going through her contact records and chats on their shared computer. Telling you whether or not ...