In 1977, young Xiao Mei leaves China for the UK to enter into an arranged marriage. Speaking no English and feeling distant from her Elvis-obsessed new husband and his stern mother, Xiao Mei dreams of reuniting with her long-lost parents and brother.
Acting
Jennifer Lim's silent devastation speaks volumes.
Direction
Rosa Fong's debut drips with lived-in authenticity.
Director
Rosa Fong
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Benedict Wong appears in one of his earliest screen roles as Mark, years before MCU fame.
Made in 1996 but set in 1977, the film captures a specific wave of Chinese-British immigration rarely depicted on screen—director Rosa Fong drew from oral histories of Liverpool's Chinatown.
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