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Saving Face

Saving Face

2004Movie⏱️ 1h 31mR
ComedyDramaRomance
7.4
IMDB Rating
15,017 votes

A gay Chinese-American and her traditionalist mother are reluctant to go public with secret loves that clash against cultural expectations.

Director
Alice Wu
Writers
N/A
Stars
Joan Chen, Michelle Krusiec, Lynn Chen
Release Date
June 24, 2005
Language
English, Mandarin, Shanghainese
Country
United States
🏆 3
Wins
🎯 3
Nominations
💬 99
Reviews
📋 27.5K
Watchlists
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Joan Chen
Joan Chen
as Hwei-Lan Gao - Ma
Michelle Krusiec
Michelle Krusiec
as Wilhelmina 'Wil' Pang
Lynn Chen
Lynn Chen
as Vivian Shing
👤
Jin Wang
as Wai Gung - Grandpa
👤
Guang Lan Koh
as Wai Po - Grandma
Jessica Hecht
Jessica Hecht
as Randi - Hospital Co-Worker
Ato Essandoh
Ato Essandoh
as Jay - Neighbor
David Shih
David Shih
as Norman
Brian Yang
Brian Yang
as Little Yu
👤
Nathanel Geng
as Stimson Cho

💰 Box Office

$1,236,518
Worldwide Gross
$1,187,266
Domestic Gross
$75,104
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Sound
SDDS
Color
Color
Filming Location
New York City, New York, USA
Production
Destination Films, Forensic Films, GreeneStreet Films

🏷️ Keywords

mother daughter relationshiplgbtlgbtqlgbt pluslesbian character

🎯 Categories

Romantic ComedyComedyDramaRomance

⭐ Featured Review

A Wonderful, Funny, Heartfelt Movie
by chriscavanagh2005-05-31
8/10

"I recently saw a list and short synopses of the screenplays accepted for the Sundance Screenwriters Lab. In short the overall subject matter seemed to be death, doom and depression, i.e. serious subjects for serious films. I am sure that many good and possibly some great scripts and films will come out of the program. Comedy is hard. Really hard. Okay, I'm willing to concede that teenage gross out bathroom humor movies probably aren't too difficult, and don't get me wrong I enjoy a good gastro-intestinal joke as much as the next person, but a movie that makes you laugh (a lot)..."

💡 Did You Know?

The scene in the video shop with Joan Chen features a shot of the video for The Last Emperor (1987). Chen starred in that movie.

📖 Synopsis

A gay Chinese-American and her traditionalist mother are reluctant to go public with secret loves that clash against cultural expectations.