Lonely Blue Night
Short
An awkward family reunion at a business dinner leads a Chinese mother to realize the consequences of leaving her daughter in the care of an American homestay family.
Director
Johnson Cheng
Writers
N/A
Stars
Alexandre Chen, Grant C. Hansen, Jeffrey M. Hartman
Language
Mandarin, English
Country
United States
🏆 4
Wins
🎯 3
Nominations
💬 2
Reviews
🎭 Top Cast
Alexandre Chen
as Chinese Businessman 2
Grant C. Hansen
as White Businessman 2
👤
Jeffrey M. Hartman
as Mr. Hayward
👤
Peter Boon Koh
as Father
Diana Lin
as Mother
👤
Ewing Luo
as Waiter #3
Richard Ouyang
as Waiter #1
Laura Faye Smith
as Mrs. Hayward
Jeffrey Sun
as Chinese Businessman 1
George C. Tronsrue
as White Businessman 1
🎬 Technical Specs
Production
Film Independent
🏷️ Keywords
chinese restauranthost familymother and fatherprivate schoolalhambra california
🎯 Categories
MandarinShort
⭐ Featured Review
Brilliant!!
"One of those films where nothing much seems to go on but absolutely touched me. The mother's interaction with her children, and their protection of her, gave a lovely poignant authenticity to the film. Well worth watching...."
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📖 Synopsis
An awkward family reunion at a business dinner leads a Chinese mother to realize the consequences of leaving her daughter in the care of an American homestay family.