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      Catfish in Black Bean Sauce

      1999, Comedy/Drama, 1h 59m

      15 Reviews 500+ Ratings

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      Catfish in Black Bean Sauce (1999) Catfish in Black Bean Sauce (1999) Catfish in Black Bean Sauce (1999) Catfish in Black Bean Sauce (1999) (L to R) Vinh (Tzi Ma), Michael (Tyler Christopher), Mai (Lauren Tom), Dolores (Mary Alice) and Dwayne (Chi Muoi Lo). Dwayne (Chi Muoi Lo) and his best man Michael (Tyler Christopher) await the entrance of his new bride. Producer/Writer/Director Chi Muoi Lo with Young Dwayne (Kevin Lo). At the airport, Dwayne (Chi Muoi Lo), Dolores (Mary Alice) and Harold (Paul Winfield) anxiously await the arrival of Dwayne's birth mother. Dwayne (Chi Muoi Lo) with his girlfriend Nina (Sanaa Lathan). Catfish in Black Bean Sauce (1999) Catfish in Black Bean Sauce (1999)

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      An offbeat dramatic comedy about an African American couple who adopt two orphans, a brother and sister from a Vietnamese refugee camp. After twenty-two years, Mal, the sister locates their birth mother, who was separated from her children during the war, and brings her to America, while Dwayne, the brother has conflicting feelings concerning the new arrival. The reunion triggers a series of events, which brings deeply submerged resentments and misconceptions to the surface.

      • Rating: PG-13 (Brief Strong Language|Sexual Content)

      • Genre: Comedy, Drama

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Chi Muoi Lo

      • Producer: Chi Muoi Lo

      • Writer: Chi Muoi Lo

      • Release Date (Theaters):  original

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      • Box Office (Gross USA): $1.3M

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      • Distributor: Phaedra Cinema

      • Production Co: Black Hawk Entertainment

      • Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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      • Jan 02, 2008

        A great movie! One of my favorites. Love it.

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