“A romantic comedy about right, wrong and everything in between.”
Saving Face
7.3
268 votes·2004
·1h 37m
·MovieComedyRomanceDrama
Overview
A Chinese-American lesbian and her traditionalist mother are reluctant to go public with secret loves that clash against cultural expectations.
Commercial Verdict
Disaster
Revenue vs Budget0.5x
0x1x2x3x4x5x
Significant financial loss
Keywords
coming outhomophobiachinese womanlesbian relationshipcultural differencedatinglgbtchinese americancultural conflictwoman directorintersectionalitymother daughter relationship
Cast
Joan Chen
Ma
Michelle Krusiec
Wil
Lynn Chen
Vivian
Jin Wang
Grandpa
Guang Lan Koh
Grandma
Ato Essandoh
Jay
Nathanel Geng
Mr. Cho
Mao Zhao
Old Yu
Brian Yang
Little Yu
Louyong Wong
Dr. Shing
Qian Luo
Mrs. Shing
Jessica Hecht
Hospital Co-Worker
Connie Hsia
Mrs. Chen
Clare Sum
Mrs. Wong
Ruth Zhang
Mrs. Yao
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