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Paramount Pictures
details
Release Date: Aug 25, 2000
Running Time: 119 mins. (V)
Country Of Origin: United States
synopsis
Dwayne and his sister Mai are Vietnamese siblings who were adopted by an African-American couple. Now in his mid-20s, Dwayne is very comfortable, enjoying a good relationship with his parents and his African-American girlfriend. Meanwhile Mai is less satisfied with her life, Because she was adopted at age ten while Dwayne was just a young boy, Mai has many memories of her birth mother and is consumed by the desire to reunite with her. Mai's efforts eventually pay off and a reunion with their mother is soon at hand. For Mai, hopes of finally being able to grasp her identity cause elation. For Dwayne, the impending reunion shakes the solid foundation he's spent his life building.
cast + crew
Director
Harold Williams
Dolores Williams
Dwayne
Mai
Thanh
Nina
Michael
Vinh
James
Samantha
screenplay
Screenplay
Producer
Associate Producer
reviews
Take some "Soul Food," add a pinch of "The Joy Luck Club" and stir vigorously for a nutritious and satisfying melting pot drama. Story Vietnamese siblings Dwayne (Chi Muoi Lo) and Mai (Lauren Tom) were raised in L.A. by loving adopted parents who happen to be black (Paul Winfield and Mary Alice), but the makeshift family's happiness is threatened when an adult Mai arranges to bring the kids' birth mother (Kieu Chinh) to the States. This complex new arrangement aggravates
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