Singapore Film Database
Miss Wonton
Directed by
Meng Ong
Year
Runtime
2001
87 minutes
Genre
Drama
Language
English, Mandarin, Cantonese
Synopsis
Ah Na is an illegal immigrant in New York City who finds employment in a Chinese restaurant. Fleeing from the persecution of her native village in China, she discovers that more oppression awaits her in America. In a naive quest for the American Dream, Ah Na begins visiting Grand Central Station’s ‘Golden Palace’, where Caucasian men go to pick up immigrant women. It is there that she meets Jack, a slick suburbanite whom she hopes will help her to start a new life. However, Jack proves himself to fall devastatingly short of her expectations.
Producer(s)
Eve Applebaum
Produced by
Dreamchamber Films
International Sales/Distribution
Cast
Amy Ting, Ben Wang, James C. Burns, Chyna Wu, Shen Han Ying, Tienne Vu and Sakura Teng
Tags
2001, Drama, Illegal, Immigrant, New York, Restaurant, Persecution, Relationship, Secret, Past