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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. Read critic reviews

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In New York City's Chinatown, a Chinese grandma goes all in at the casino, landing herself on the wrong side of luck.

Cast & Crew

Christine Chang
Bank Teller
Wayne Chang
Bank Manager
Lyman Chen
Sister Fong's Driver
Clem Cheung
Benny Ng
Tsai Chin
Grandma
Woody Fu
Pock-Mark
Hsiao-Yuan Ha
Big Pong
Emma Hong
Luna
Kristen Hung
Betsy
Noel Ramos
Casino Patron
Sasie Sealy
Director
Angela Cheng
Screenwriter
Sasie Sealy
Screenwriter
Cara Marcous
Producer
Krista Parris
Producer
Melvin Mar
Executive Producer
Eduardo Enrique Mayén
Cinematographer
Hye Mee Na
Film Editor
Andrew Orkin
Original Music
Cassia Maher
Production Designer
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Critic Reviews for Lucky Grandma

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  • In this incandescent and utterly delightful debut, director Sasie Sealy delivers a sparkling movie that centers the story of an elderly woman of color with the agency, care, and attention it deserves.

    February 15, 2021 | Full Review…

    Anne Cohen

    Chicago Reader

  • She and she alone makes the movie worth your time.

    February 15, 2021 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

    Ty Burr

    Boston Globe

  • Lucky Grandma has all the hallmarks of an old-school cult favourite.

    November 11, 2020 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

    Danny Leigh

    Financial Times

  • A film that's people-pleasing in inverse proportion to its grouchy heroine.

    November 5, 2020 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

    Ellen E Jones

    Guardian

  • The fusion of Andrew Orkin's score and Eduardo Enrique Mayén's cinematography, which coats everything in the grimy yellow of a lifelong smoker's room, tips the hat towards noir, but Sealy balances that with a deft wit and charm

    May 29, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…

    Richard Whittaker

    Austin Chronicle

  • Rarely turning her camera's gaze away from the formidable Wong, director Sealy situates her protagonist in a Chinatown brimming with inviting cultural and social details.

    May 27, 2020 | Full Review…

    Nick Schager

    The Daily Beast
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