"A romantic comedy about right, wrong and everything in between."

2004

1h 37m

7.2(272 votes)

Comedy

Romance

Drama

Overview

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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10 featured cast members

Starring

Joan Chen

Michelle Krusiec

Wil

Lynn Chen

Vivian

Jin Wang

Grandpa

Guang Lan Koh

Grandma

Ato Essandoh

Jay

Nathanel Geng

Mr. Cho

Mao Zhao

Old Yu

Brian Yang

Little Yu

Louyong Wong

Dr. Shing

Creative team

Directed by: Alice Wu
Written by: Alice Wu
Produced by: James Lassiter
Teddy Zee

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