Catfish in Black Bean Sauce

Name: Catfish in Black Bean Sauce
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2000-06-09
Duration: 1 h 59 min
Rating: 6.60
Cast: Chi Muoi Lo, Mary Alice, Paul Winfield, Sanaa Lathan

– An African American couple (Winfield and Alice) adopt two orphans from a Vietnamese refugee camp. Af..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

6.60 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 59 Minutes

Release Year:

1999

An African American couple (Winfield and Alice) adopt two orphans from a Vietnamese refugee camp. After twenty-two years, the children are reunited with their birth mother, bringing deeply submerged resentments and misconceptions to the surface and forcing the characters to reexamine their identity and relationships in both comical and poignant situations.

Styles:

Reflective, Dramatic, Romantic, Melancholic, Humorous, Emotional, Touching, Sentimental, Realistic, Serious

Story Timeline:

1970s

Producing Country:

USA

Filming Locations:

Vietnam, California, Asia

Genre:

Comedy, Drama

Editor's Pick for:

Girls' night

Release Date:

09 Jun 2000

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:

PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

Catfish In Black Bean Sauce

Directed by:

Chi Muoi Lo

Story Written By:

Chi Muoi Lo

Main Actors:

Chi Muoi Lo, Mary Alice, Paul Winfield, Sanaa Lathan

Plot:

Dwayne and his older sister Mai are adults: Mai is married to Vinh, Dwayne is about to propose to Nina. Twenty-two years ago, when Mai was 10, she and Dwayne were refugees in Vietnam, ...

Awards:

4 wins & 1 nomination.

Production Company:

Iron Hill Pictures

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

6.6/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

43%

Metacritic:

46%