The Jade Pendant (2017)

Directed by

Po-Chih Leong

Genre

drama, history

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 46m

Rated

6+

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two Chinese immigrants fall in love while facing discrimination and violence in the American West. Their story leads up to the 1871 Los Angeles Chinese massacre.

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What happens

The Jade Pendant is a 2017 historical Western film directed by Po-Chih Leong and written by David Assael and Scott M. Rosenfelt. It follows the tragic love story between two Chinese immigrants (played by Godfrey Gao and Clara Lee) against the backdrop of rising anti-Chinese sentiment in the American West, culminating in the events surrounding the Los Angeles Chinese massacre of 1871. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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