Saving Face
Wilhelmina Pang (Michelle Krusiec) is a surgeon living in Manhattan whose mother (Joan Chen) is eager for her to settle down with a nice man and get married. What mum seems to have forgotten is that Wilhelmina is a lesbian - but then she has a secret of her own. Alice Wu's engaging debut is a romantic comedy-drama set in New York's Chinese-American community; it garnered Official Selection at both the Sundance and Toronto Film Festivals.
Year: 2004
Genre: Comedy Romance, Queer Cinema, Romance, Feminist Tendencies
Country: USA
Director: Alice Wu
Starring: Lynn Chen, Joan Chen, Michelle Krusiec
Duration: 97 Minutes
Rating: R13 - Contains sex scenes and offensive language.
7.5/10
Location in store: Queer Cinema
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