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Americanese (2006)

Americanese poster
Directed by
Eric Byler
Genre
romance film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 50m
Rating
4.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man and a woman of East Asian descent navigate their romantic relationship in the United States. Their personal histories and cultural identities shape the challenges they face together.

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What happens

Americanese is a 2006 American independent romantic drama film directed by Eric Byler and starring Chris Tashima, Allison Sie, Kelly Hu, Ben Shenkman, Autumn Reeser, and Joan Chen. It is based on the novel American Knees by Shawn Wong, concerning the relationships of a man and woman of East Asian descent in the United States. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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