Miss Wonton
IMDb ID: tt0270515 · Year: 2001 · Rating: 7.0 (89 votes)
Genres: Drama
Miss Wonton begins with the arrival of a young Chinese immigrant, Ah Na (Amy Ting), to her new place of work, the Buddha's Happiness in New York. At Buddha's Happiness, she meets other immigrant workersand hears their idiosyncrati...
Stars
Amy Ting
Ben Wang
James C. Burns
Chyna Wu
Sakura Ting
Scott Chan
Han Ying Shen
Victoria Rong
Claire Peng
Liu Yang
Full Cast & Crew
[Cast Group]
Actor: Amy Ting | Character: Ah Na
Actor: Ben Wang | Character: Chung
Actor: James C. Burns | Character: Jack
Actor: Chyna Wu | Character: Ling
Actor: Sakura Ting | Character: Mrs. Sum
Actor: Scott Chan | Character: Kang
Actor: Han Ying Shen | Character: Mother
Actor: Victoria Rong | Character: Lily
Actor: Claire Peng | Character: Fang
Actor: Liu Yang | Character: May
Actor: Cornel Chan | Character: Uncle Wang
Actor: Lynne Otis | Character: Susan
Actor: Tienne Vu | Character: Madam Lan
Actor: Elene Chung | Character: Ex-worker
Actor: Shing Ka | Character: Peng
Actor: Jeannie Ng | Character: Golden Palace Girl 1
Actor: Elisa Lam | Character: Golden Palace Girl 2
Actor: Rich Dita | Character: Golden Palace Meatloaf
Actor: Eliot Sash | Character: Golden Palace Casserole
Actor: Elizabeth Chiang | Character: Flashback Wonton
Actor: Yang Liu | Character: Xiao Mei
[Directors Group]
Name: Meng Ong | Role: Director
[Writers Group]
Name: Meng Ong | Role: Writer
[Producers Group]
Name: Eve Applebaum | Role: Producer
Name: Hisami Kuroiwa | Role: Producer
[Music Group]
Name: Evan Evans | Role: Composer
[Cinematography Group]
Name: Tsuyoshi Kimoto | Role: Cinematographer
[Editing Group]
Name: Meng Ong | Role: Editor
[Production Design Group]
Name: Charlotte Bourke | Role: Production Designer
[Art Direction Group]
Name: Cecile Thalmann | Role: Art Director
[Costume Design Group]
Name: Bryan Wang | Role: Costume Designer
[Makeup Department]
Name: Chyna Wu | Role: Makeup Department
[Assistant Directors]
Name: Joanna Shattuck | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Yann Sobezynski | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
[Sound Department]
Name: Jonathan Parham | Role: Sound Department
[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Christine DeSavino | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Harry Greenberger | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jeff Latonero | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: William M. Miller | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Perry Unjang | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jason Velez | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
[Production Department]
Name: Zivy Johnson | Role: Production Department
Name: Alex Lavin | Role: Production Department
[Additional Crew]
Name: Andy Pan | Role: Additional Crew
Trailers
IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0270515/videogallery/
Release Schedule
United States: January 18, 2001 (Sundance Film Festival)
Czech Republic: July 9, 2001 (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
Switzerland: August 11, 2001 (Locarno Film Festival)
Greece: November 11, 2001 (Thessaloniki International Film Festival)
Sweden: January 30, 2002 (Göteborg Film Festival)
France: February 2002 (Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema)
United States: March 8, 2002 (New York City, New York)
Singapore: February 28, 2020 (Asian Film Archive)
Singapore: July 3, 2022 (Asian Film Archive)
Awards
Winner | 2001 | Locarno Film Festival | FIPRESCI Prize | Meng Ong, Miss Wonton | Unanimously. Which charmingly mirrors the meeting of cultures in the New World and manages to present serious social and sexual issues in an attractive and moving way.
Nominee | 2001 | Locarno Film Festival | Golden Leopard | Meng Ong, Miss Wonton
Nominee | 2002 | Vesoul Asian Film Festival | Golden Wheel | Meng Ong, Miss Wonton
Box Office
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