Dim Sum Funeral

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Dim Sum Funeral
Directed byAnna Chi
Written byDonald Martin
Produced byClark Peterson
StarringBai Ling
Steph Song
Talia Shire
Julia Nickson
Lisa Lu
Kelly Hu
Russell Wong
Music byScott Starrett
Release date
  • November 2008 (2008-11)
AFI Fest
Running time
95 minutes
LanguagesEnglish, Mandarin

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]

Premise

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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

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Xiao family
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

Reception

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Dim Sum Funeral was widely panned by critics. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 0% of 5 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 3.3/10. Fionnuala Halligan of Screen Daily noted the film's "uneven tone", but she commended the set design and decoration by James Willcock.[4]

See also

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References

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