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Dim Sum Funeral
2008 film by Anna Chi From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dim Sum Funeral is a 2008 comedy/drama film directed by Anna Chi and starring Kelly Hu, Bai Ling, Russell Wong, Steph Song and Talia Shire.[1]
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Premise
After their mother dies, four Chinese-American siblings return to their Seattle home.[2] As their mother wanted a traditional seven-day funeral, the estranged siblings stay the week and deal with their issues.[3]
Cast
- Xiao family
- Lisa Lu as Mrs. Xiao, the matriarch
- Julia Nickson as Elizabeth ("Liz"), a daughter of Mrs. Xiao
- Russell Wong as Alexander ("Alex"), the son of Mrs. Xiao
- Françoise Yip as Victoria, a daughter of Mrs. Xiao
- Steph Song as Meimei, a daughter of Mrs. Xiao
- Others
- Talia Shire as Viola, a Jewish friend of Mrs. Xiao
- Bai Ling as Dede, Meimei's girlfriend
- Curtis Lum as Bruce Lee, a Buddhist monk and prospective sperm donor to Meimei and Dede
- Adrian Hough as Michael, Liz's husband
- Isaah Brown as Jason, Victoria's son
- Tseng Chang as Zhou Lin, a friend of Mrs. Xiao, an eminent Chinese pianist, and Meimei's father
- Kelly Hu as Cindy, Alex's wife and a former Miss Taiwan
- Valerie Tian as Emily, Alex's daughter
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Reception
Dim Sum Funeral was widely panned by critics.[4] Fionnuala Halligan of Screen Daily noted the film's "uneven tone", but she commended the set design and decoration by James Willcock.[5]
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