Dim Sum Funeral

Dim Sum Funeral is a 2008 comedy/drama film. It was directed by Anna Chi and stars Kelly Hu, Bai Ling, Russell Wong, Steph Song and Talia Shire.

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Plot

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After their mother dies, four Chinese-American siblings return to their Seattle home. As their mother wanted a traditional seven-day funeral, the estranged siblings stay the week and deal with their issues.

Cast

Xiao family

Lisa Lu as Mrs. Xiao, the matriarch

Julia Nickson as Elizabeth ("Liz"), a daughter of Mrs. Xiao

Russell Wong as Alexander ("Alex"), the son of Mrs. Xiao

Françoise Yip as Victoria, a daughter of Mrs. Xiao

Steph Song as Meimei, a daughter of Mrs. Xiao

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

Dim Sum Funeral was widely panned by critics. Fionnuala Halligan of Screen Daily noted the film's "uneven tone", but she commended the set design and decoration by James Willcock.

References

Dim Sum Funeral Wikipedia

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Contents

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Plot

Cast

Reception

References