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| Release Date
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May 27th, 2005 |
| MPAA
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Rated R for some sexuality and language. |
| Awards
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1 win & 3 nominations |
| Genre
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Comedy / Drama / Romance |
| Runtime
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91 min / Canada:97 min / Argentina:97 min |
| Aspect Ratio
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1.85 : 1 |
| Certification
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UK:15 / Brazil:18 / Taiwan:R-12 / Argentina:16 / Canada:PG (British Columbia/Ontario) / Canada:14A (Alberta/Manitoba) / Canada:13+ (Quebec) / Hong Kong:IIB / Singapore:R21 (edited version) / Germany:o.Al. / Malaysia:(Banned) / USA:R / Australia:M |
| Filming Locations
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New York City, New York, USA |
| Company
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Destination Films |
| Country
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USA |
| Language
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English / Mandarin / Shanghainese |
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Overwiew :For 28-year-old New Yorker Wilhelmina "Wil" Pang, life is a juggling act between a promising career as a surgeon and her responsibilities as a dutiful daughter. Like the #7 train she takes to visit her Chinese family on a weekly basis, Wil is perpetually in transit between two worlds. The expectations of Flushing, Queens society she is from and the desires that alienate her from it have made Wil content to live below the surface--even if it means playing an inadvertent game of charades with her widowed mother and the world Ma represents. The masquerade is comic even in its pain as Wil tolerates Ma's weekly set ups with eligible Chinese-American boys at the Friday Chinese socials; but it quickly becomes a farce when Ma's mask cracks first. One night, Wil comes home to find Ma on her doorstep--pregnant. Disgraced by the Chinese community, and with no where else to go, Ma moves in with her daughter, making it difficult for Wil to nurture a budding relationship with gorgeous dancer Vivian. As her carefully compartmentalized worlds collide, Wil is forced to find her mother a husband, placate her girlfriend, and choose between breaking a cycle of keeping up appearances, or risk losing the girl she loves |
Starring :
Joan Chen, Michelle Krusiec, Lynn Chen, Jessica Hecht, Li Zhiyu, Guang Lan Koh, Ato Essandoh, David Shih, Brian Yang, Nathanael Geng, Mao Zhao, Luoyong Wang, Qian Luo, Wang Jin, Richard Chang, Ruth Zhang, Jackson Ning, Clare Sum, Jin Wang
Directors :
Alice Wu
Producers :
Robin O'Hara, Scott Macaulay, John M. Penotti, James Lassiter, Teddy Zee, Will Smith, Jeff Morin, Scott Macauley
Writers :
Alice Wu |
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