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6.0/10   67 votes
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Writer:
Steve Dunning (written by)
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Plot:
Lee's family sent her from China to Los Angeles three years ago to be a waitress in a Chinatown restaurant... more | add synopsis
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Really emotional film that is universal, loved it, and my boyfriend too! more (11 total)

Cast

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Denise Ames ... Unknown Woman
Chao Li Chi ... Mr. Quong

Jo Chim ... Wei

Charles Chun ... Chef
Steve Dunning ... Steve (as Steven Dunning)
Jack Huang ... Melvyn

Lianne X. Hu ... Lee
June Kyoto Lu ... Empress (as June Kyoko Lu)
Benjamin Lum ... Mr. Fong

Peggy Lu ... Aunt Jiang

Lo Ming ... Assistant Deputy Consul (as Ming Lo)
Michael Minh ... Chiang
Dana Pan ... Mahjong Player
Debi Parker ... Mrs. Fong
Tuan Tran ... Bicyclist
Jay Wang ... Johnny
Michael Yama ... Deputy Consul
Harry Du Young ... Assistant Chef
CiCi Zhu ... Mahjong Player
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112 min
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Continuity: Steve bleeds profusely after cutting his right index finger on broken glass at Lee's apartment but the next day at the restaurant a close-up of his hands show no wounds or scratches. more
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1 out of 2 people found the following review useful.
Really emotional film that is universal, loved it, and my boyfriend too!, 11 January 2001
9/10
Author: carpediemle from London, England

This film hit me deeply and I know this happens even worse in all communities. Forty people from China stuffed in a cargo shipping container just showed up in London, all dead from the trip trying to get to a new country for a better life. My friends who are not Asian liked it because they have been through their own difficulties that don't even have to do with immigration but just hardships we all go through and the lead character is so inspirational. I'm glad it's not the stereotypical white guy saves the little Asian girl that we've seen before and those movies are insulting. This shows yes the bad guys and good guys too that exist everywhere. This is a sample of the many tough lives that are out there, (not even as bad as many real stories) and how we should be more understanding to those we don't know around us from all walks of life. Bravo! Make more like this Mr. Dunning.

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