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The Wedding Banquet (1993)

The Wedding Banquet poster
Directed by
Ang Lee

How it feels

A gay man living in New York agrees to a marriage of convenience with his tenant to please his traditional Taiwanese parents. When his parents travel to the US for the wedding, the charade becomes more meaningful for everyone involved.

tenderaffectionatecomedicheartfeltwarmbittersweetplayfulemotionally grounded

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