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Miss Wonton (2002)

Directed by Meng Ong
1h 27minruntime
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Overall average

5.0/10

Plot

Miss Wonton begins with the arrival of a young Chinese immigrant, Ah Na (Amy Ting), to her new place of work, the Buddha's Happiness in New York. At Buddha's Happiness, she meets other immigrant workers and hears their idiosyncratic dreams of the future. She decides she will do better for herself, and is determined to achieve the American Dream. One day while making a delivery, she stumbles upon an underground world of immigrant women in Grand Central station. This world is called the "Golden Palace". She finds a new friend in Lily - her alter ego. She also meets an American man named, Jack and falls for him. As Ah Na grapples onto the hope of a brighter future, the ghosts of her past soon catch up with her. Will Ah Na achieve her sense of place in the real world or will she be forever lost in the uncertainty of the past?

Genres

Drama

Technical details

DetailValue
Original titleMiss Wonton
Original languageEnglish (EN)
Spoken languages广州话 / 廣州話, 普通话, English
StatusReleased
Release date8 marzo 2002
ProductionEve Applebaum, Hisami Kuroiwa
WriterMeng Ong
EditingMeng Ong
CinematographyTsuyoshi Kimoto
Assistant directorsMeng Ong
Production designCharlotte Bourke, Cecile Thalmann
Art directionCecile Thalmann, Charlotte Bourke
Set decorationCecile Thalmann, Charlotte Bourke
MusicEvan Evans
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Release dates

Premiere

United States / Jan 01, 2001 / Sundance Film Festival

Theatrical release

United States / Mar 08, 2002

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