Catfish in Black Bean Sauce

– 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
Catfish in Black Bean Sauce (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.

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Producing Country:
USA
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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.

Director:

Chi Muoi Lo

Writer:

Chi Muoi Lo

Main Actors:

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

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:

Iron Hill Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
43%
Metacritic:
46%