Lucky Grandma
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| Directed by | Sasie Sealy |
| Written by | Sasie Sealy Angela Cheng |
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| Starring | Tsai Chin |
| Cinematography | Eduardo Enrique Mayén |
| Edited by | Hye Mee Na |
| Music by | Andrew Orkin |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | English Mandarin Cantonese |
Lucky Grandma is a 2019 American independent comedy-drama film written and directed by Sasie Sealy, co-written by Angela Cheng, and starring Tsai Chin.[1] Lucky Grandma is the director's debut feature film.
Plot[]
In New York City's Chinatown, a Chinese chain smoking grandma spends her time at the casinos but ends up in deep trouble.
Cast[]
- Tsai Chin as Grandma
- Hsiao-Yuan Ha as Big Pong
- Michael Tow as Little Handsome
- Woody Fu as Pock-Mark
- Eddie Yu as Howard
- Mason Yam as David
Reception[]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, it has 95% approval rating. Critics' consensus is "Lucky Grandma gives Tsai Chin a long-overdue opportunity to shine in a leading role -- but it's audiences who are the truly fortunate ones."[2]
References[]
- ^ Debruge, Peter (2020-01-15). "'Lucky Grandma': Film Review". Variety.
- ^ "Lucky Grandma (2019)", Rotten Tomatoes, Fandango, retrieved 2021-10-30
External links[]
Categories:
- 2019 films
- American films
- American independent films
- Films shot in New York City
- Films set in New York City
- Films about old age
- Films about families
- 2019 independent films
- Asian-American comedy-drama films
- 2019 comedy-drama films
- Asian-American films
- Chinese-American films