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Red Doors

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The patriarch (Tzi Ma) of a Chinese-American family plans to get away from it all when he retires, but the tumultuous lives of his rebellious daughters alter his plans. Eldest daughter, Samantha (Jacqueline Kim), reunites with an old flame and re-evaluates her life choices. Julie (Elaine Kao), a medical student, is in love with a celebrity. The youngest, Katie (Kathy Shao-Lin Lee) carries on an escalating war of pranks with a neighbor.
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Flawed yet filled with finely detailed characters, Red Doors is a glimpse of the Asian-American experience that suggests great promise for writer-director Georgia Lee.

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Ty Burr Boston Globe Not surprisingly, the three Wong sisters and their father could exist in separate movies -- their (short) stories are interesting but not convincingly knit together. Think of Red Doors as a promise, and hope that [director] Georgia Lee keeps it. Rated: 2.5/4 Jan 12, 2007 Full Review Tim Cogshell Boxoffice Magazine This family drama is balanced between equal measures of dark humor and pathos so that Red Doors floats gently between sentimentality and cynicism. It's a lovely little film, and well done. Rated: 2.5/4 Sep 29, 2006 Full Review G. Allen Johnson San Francisco Chronicle A gentle, pleasant film about people you genuinely like. Rated: 3/4 Sep 22, 2006 Full Review Doug Brantley Out Magazine Marriage, religion, suicide, ethnic assimilation, teen angst, bondage, and lesbianism are just a few of the hot-button issues touched on, but first-time writer-director Lee handles them with honesty and ease. May 25, 2022 Full Review Malinda Lo Curve It is a new kind of Asian-American film, one that doesn't deal with immigrant identity issues but focuses instead on how these damaged individuals come to terms with each other and their imperfect, but loving, family. May 24, 2022 Full Review David Lamble Bay Area Reporter Lee deftly switches back and forth between her distracted characters' multiple meltdowns, providing a slice of middle-class, suburban, Asian American life... May 12, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Geke g Marvelous film crew like a lot Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/11/24 Full Review Munkhchimeg T Very genuine movie about the life. All topic related life is included. Like2 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/11/24 Full Review Bahad j There is one thing about this movie that cannot be missed. I can see that it worked really well on the small details. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/11/24 Full Review Audience Member I'm not sure I'm able to accept the amount of indulgence this movie approves of which throws off the entire premise, but its a cheeky little film. The cinematography looks like that of a flim student. Every room is separated into threes by wallpaper/bookshelves/windows. I felt like I was being deliberately taught the rule of thirds all over again, but whatever. I still know Georgia Lee is a better director than I. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Particular story line, quite liked it Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member come on, mia and julie?? get out, totally unconvincing and my biggest beef with this flick. the second half was more 'fun', but this tale about a dysfunctional asian american family's still quite ridden with cliches. it felt like a first time director's work-in-progress. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Georgia Lee

Director

Jacqueline Kim

Samantha

Tzi Ma

Ed Wong

Kathy Shao-Lin Lee

Katie

Elaine Kao

Julie

Freda Foh Shen

May-Li Wong

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Synopsis The patriarch (Tzi Ma) of a Chinese-American family plans to get away from it all when he retires, but the tumultuous lives of his rebellious daughters alter his plans. Eldest daughter, Samantha (Jacqueline Kim), reunites with an old flame and re-evaluates her life choices. Julie (Elaine Kao), a medical student, is in love with a celebrity. The youngest, Katie (Kathy Shao-Lin Lee) carries on an escalating war of pranks with a neighbor.
Director
Georgia Lee
Producer
Jane Chen, Georgia Lee, Mia Riverton
Screenwriter
Georgia Lee
Distributor
Polychrome
Production Co
Blanc de Chine Films, Red Doors Entertainment
Rating
R (Brief Sexual Content)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 8, 2006, Limited
Release Date (DVD)
Jan 30, 2007
Runtime
1h 31m
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