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Dim Sum Funeral

Play trailer Poster for Dim Sum Funeral R,  2008,  1h 35m,  Comedy/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 0% 5 Reviews Tomatometer 36% 250+ Ratings Popcornmeter
0% Tomatometer 5 Reviews 36% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
In the wake of her death, the embittered children of Chinese-American matriarch Mrs. Xiao (Lisa Lu) begrudgingly return to their childhood home for a bristly -- and brief, they hope -- reunion. But after Xiao's maid and sole confidant, Viola (Talia Shire), reveals her wish to undergo a week-long Buddhist funeral rite, the younger Xiaos -- including plastic surgeon Alexander (Russell Wong) and lesbian actress Meimei (Steph Song) -- have seven days to come to terms with her death, and each other.

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Justin Chang Variety Jun 11, 2009
So jaw-droppingly misguided in its blend of mawkish sentiment and comic relief that it almost elicits one's grudging admiration. Go to Full Review
Don Willmott Filmcritic.com Jul 30, 2009
2/5
There were plenty of opportunities for originality here, but other than toying with a layer of Asian exoticism, writer Donald Martin doesn't stray far from convention Go to Full Review
Fr. Chris Carpenter Movie Dearest Jun 15, 2009
C-
Too simplistic to be believable. Go to Full Review
Pete Hammond Boxoffice Magazine Jun 12, 2009
2/5
Overly melodramatic and soap operatic. Very familiar episodic look at a comtemporary Chinese/American family and the gaps that divide them. Go to Full Review
Ernest Hardy L.A. Weekly Jun 11, 2009
Director Anna Chi's Chinese-American family drama, from a screenplay by Donald Martin, is ambitious in scope and banal in execution. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Anna Chi

Director

Bai Ling

Dede

Steph Song

Meimei

Talia Shire

Viola

Julia Nickson

Elizabeth

Lisa Lu

Mrs. Xiao

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Dim Sum Funeral

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Movie Info

Synopsis In the wake of her death, the embittered children of Chinese-American matriarch Mrs. Xiao (Lisa Lu) begrudgingly return to their childhood home for a bristly -- and brief, they hope -- reunion. But after Xiao's maid and sole confidant, Viola (Talia Shire), reveals her wish to undergo a week-long Buddhist funeral rite, the younger Xiaos -- including plastic surgeon Alexander (Russell Wong) and lesbian actress Meimei (Steph Song) -- have seven days to come to terms with her death, and each other.
Director
Anna Chi
Screenwriter
Donald Martin
Production Co
Reel One Entertainment
Rating
R (Brief Drug Use|Sexuality)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 2, 2017
Runtime
1h 35m
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