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Supermarket Affairs

Supermarket Affairs

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Supermarket Affairs

2023

0h 16m

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Drama

Comedy

Overview

A Vietnamese immigrant mother and daughter in the US argue over how to honor the late patriarch as they shop for his second death anniversary, and inadvertently involve a handsome stranger at the local Asian supermarket.

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Nguyễn Thị Minh Ngọc

Nguyễn Thị Minh Ngọc

Mrs. Hoa

Quyên Ngô

Hà

Jonathan Moon

Handsome Man

Eli Berke

John

Thanh Bui

Supermarket Clerk

Creative team

Directed by: Nguyễn Lương Hằng
Written by: Nguyễn Lương Hằng
Produced by: Camille Morales-Zayas

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