Summary:
In LA's Fairfax district, where ethnic groups abound, four households celebrate Thanksgiving amidst family tensions. In the Nguyen family, the children's acculturation and immigrant parents' fears collide. In the Avila family, Isabel's son has invited her estranged husband to their family dinner. Audrey and Ron Williams want to keep their own family's ruptures secret from Ron's visiting mother. In the Seelig household, Herb and Ruth are unwilling to discuss openly their grown daughter's living with her lover, Carla. Around each table, things come to a head. A gun, an affair, a boyfriend, and a pregnancy precipitate crises forcing each family to find its center.
| Runtime: | 109 min |
|---|---|
| Rating: | Rated PG-13 for some sexuality, brief language and a perilous situation. |
| Production: | Flashpoint (I) |
| Genres: | Drama, Comedy |
| Countries: | USA, UK |
| Languages: | English, Spanish, Yiddish, Vietnamese |
| Home Release Date: | Apr 10, 2001 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Gurinder Chadha | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Gurinder Chadha | Written By |
| Paul Mayeda Berges | Written By |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Joan Chen | Trinh Nguyen |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| A Martinez | Daniel 'Danny' |
| Adrian Armas | Avila Cousin |
| Caz | Gordo, The Avila's Dog |
| Douglas Spain | Anthony 'Tony' Avila |
| Elena Lopez | Grandma Avila |
| Eva Rodriguez | Auntie Eva |
| François Chau | Duc Nguyen |
| Isidra Vega | Gina Avila |
| Lorraine Perez | Auntie Delores |
| Maria Carmen | Sofia Avila |
| Mercedes Ruehl | Elizabeth 'Lizzy' Avila |
| Richard Yniguez | Robert Avila |
| Victor Rivers | Javier Avila |
| Will Yun Lee | Jimmy Nguyen |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Abe Glazer | Executive Producer |
| Beau Rogers | Executive Producer |
| David Forrest | Executive Producer |
| David Grace | Line Producer |
| Ethan Hurt | Executive Producer |
| Gurinder Chadha | Associate Producer |
| Jeffrey Taylor | Producer |
| Paul Mayeda Berges | Associate Producer |
| Steven D. Kravitz | Executive Producer |
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