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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.

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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

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