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Rice Rhapsody (2004)

Rice Rhapsody poster
Original title
海南雞飯
Directed by
Kenneth Bi
Genre
drama film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 46m
Rated
15
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Singaporean mother runs a chicken rice restaurant. She worries that her three sons are all gay and tries to set them up with women.

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What happens

Rice Rhapsody (alternative title Hainan Chicken Rice) (Chinese: 海南雞飯, literally meaning "Hainanese chicken rice") is a 2004 film directed by Kenneth Bi. The cast includes Sylvia Chang and Martin Yan. Jackie Chan was one of the executive producers. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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