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Catfish in Black Bean Sauce, 1999
English
USA
Profile of Catfish in Black Bean Sauce
The mood of Catfish in Black Bean Sauce is bittersweet, sentimental, and touching. The plot centers around adoption, a family gathering, and immigrants. It is a drama, independent, and comedy movie. In approach, Catfish in Black Bean Sauce is serious and realistic. The pacing is slow. The setting is Vietnam. Catfish in Black Bean Sauce is especially suggested for a girls' night.
Summary of Catfish in Black Bean Sauce
Writer, director, and star Chi-Muoi Lo's comedic family drama tells the story of a Vietnamese family and an African-American family whose lives are intertwined, and the manner in which they come to terms with each other. Mai (Lauren Tom) and Dwayne (Lo) were adopted by Harold and Delores Williams (Paul Winfield and Mary Alice), who raised the children as their own. While Dwayne considers them to be his parents, Mai continues to search for her birth mother. When their mother is located and comes to America to be reunited with her children, it causes a series of resentments and misconceptions that turn the family upside down.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 14 April 1999 |
| Runtime: | 119 min |
Cast and Crew
as Harold Williams
as Dolores Williams
Photos
Critics Reviews
San Francisco Chronicle
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- by: Bob Graham
The New York Times
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- by: A.O. Scott
