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''Dim Sum Funeral'' is a 2008 comedy/drama film directed by Anna Chi and starring
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Premise

After their mother dies, four Chinese-American siblings return to their
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home. As their mother wanted a traditional seven-day funeral, the estranged siblings stay the week and deal with their issues.


Cast

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Reception

''Dim Sum Funeral'' was widely panned by critics. Fionnuala Halligan of ''Screen Daily'' noted the film's "uneven tone", but she commended the set design and decoration by
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See also

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List of LGBT films directed by women This is a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender-related films that were directed by women. LGBT-themed films directed by women – especially, but not exclusively, lesbian-themed movies – are an important and distinct subset of the gen ...


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