Poster from TMDB
Film · TMDB
7.3A Chinese-American lesbian and her traditionalist mother are reluctant to go public with secret loves that clash against cultural expectations.
Released: 2004-09-1297 minDir: Alice WuComedy, Romance, DramaBudget: $2.5MBox office: $1.2M
▶ Watch trailerStream on: fuboTV
Cast
- Joan Chen as Ma
- Michelle Krusiec as Wil
- Lynn Chen as Vivian
- Jin Wang as Grandpa
- Guang Lan Koh as Grandma
- Ato Essandoh as Jay
Themes
- coming out
- homophobia
- chinese woman
- lesbian relationship
- cultural difference
- dating
- lgbt
- chinese american
- cultural conflict
- woman director
This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.
Ratings
IMDb
7.4/10
14,898 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
88%
Metacritic
65/100
- Year
- 2004
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 3 wins & 3 nominations total
via OMDb · IMDb
Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 93
- FilmAffinity ID
- 818463
- Official website
- www.sonyclassics.com/savingface
Show 3 more facts
- publication date
- 2004-01-01
- title
- Saving Face
- review score
- 65/100
via Wikidata · CC0
Gallery (6)
Connections
marriage
Entity
Chinese Americans
Entity
GLAAD Media Awards
Entity
English language
Concept
New York City
City
Taiwan
Country
New York
Entity
YouTube
Concept
dance
Entity
homosexuality
Entity
racism
Entity
Microsoft
Entity
Scarlett Johansson
Person
Manhattan
Entity
Pornography
Concept
Mandarin
Entity
Will Smith
Person
IMDb
Entity
Brooklyn
Concept
surgery
Entity
Categories
2004 American films2004 directorial debut films2004 English-language films2004 films2004 independent films2004 LGBTQ-related films2004 Mandarin-language films2004 multilingual films2004 romantic comedy-drama filmsAmerican LGBTQ-related filmsAmerican multilingual filmsAmerican romantic comedy-drama filmsAsian-American LGBTQ-related filmsAsian-American romance filmsChinese-language American filmsComedy-drama films about Asian AmericansDestination Films filmsEnglish-language independent filmsEnglish-language romantic comedy-drama filmsFilms about Chinese AmericansFilms about mother–daughter relationshipsFilms about surgeonsFilms about Taiwanese AmericansFilms directed by Alice Wu