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Two Asian-American films I'd recommend that just realized are now on DVD!:


The Beautiful Country - A film that exposes three unfortunate outcomes of the Vietnam War; the plight of Amerasians (half Vietnamese/half white) represented by the main character, the illegal smuggling of Asians seeking refuge to America, and the war damages to the American soldiers of the war, physical and mental. Beautifully shot and produced/directed by Norweigan directors. Nick Nolte, Tim Roth, Bai Ling star for those interested.


Saving Face - What do you do when your 48 year old mother (played gracefully by Joan Chen), widowed, is pregnant, with father unknown, while you, yourself, are gay and have yet to reveal that fact to your mother and rest of the family, and oh by the way, you are raised in the strictest of Chinese traditionalist households, with a grandfather who believes in nothing but honor? A great film that really shines on its character development and dialogue.