Synopsis
A Chinese-American lesbian and her traditionalist mother are reluctant to go public with secret loves that clash against cultural expectations.
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Cast
- Michelle KrusiecWilhelmina 'Wil' Pang
- Joan ChenHwei-Lan Gao - Ma
- Lynn ChenVivian Shing
- Ato EssandohJay - Neighbor
- Jessica HechtRandi
- Jin WangWai Gung-Grandpa
- Guang Lan KohWai Po- Grandma
- David ShihNorman
- Brian YangLittle Yu
- Nathanel GengStimson Cho
Recommendations
- 90
Film Threat
Thought provoking and brimming with charm, match that with an infectious sense of humor and outstanding performances. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
A juicy Chinese-American romance about preserving "face" at the sacrifice of your whole being. This Sony Pictures Classics release is a comic gem. - 75
Christian Science Monitor
Nicely acted. - 70
Variety
The film's appealing characters and amusing situations prevail over its general shortage of energy. - 70
Los Angeles Times
Alice Wu's debut film is so deft, natural and exquisitely specific, it feels fresh. - 67
Entertainment Weekly
The writer-director, Alice Wu, fudges a lot of the basics -- I never believed the heroine was really a physician -- but the final, proudly public girl-on-girl smooch still jerks a tear. - 60
L.A. Weekly
In her charming debut feature, writer-director Alice Wu works hard to sidestep both pathos and antic comedy, an admirable ambition that makes for a relentlessly low-key film that nonetheless builds to a third act rich in surprising turns of character. - 60
The New York Times
Everything that happens in the last half-hour betrays the canny, hardheaded perspective of what came before.
