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The stories of four Chinese mothers and their four American
daughters give insight into the mother/daughter ties that bind.
SEX/NUDITY 4 - One scene depicts very strong sexual tension and desire which
leads to a passionate, yet brief love-making scene. The participants remain clothed. There
is also a brief rape scene between an old man and a young woman. A man and woman are shown
in bed together, presumably after having slept together. The man is bare-chested.
VIOLENCE/GORE 5 - There is a very disturbing scene where a mother abandons
her two infants at the side of a road, during war time. A girl is slapped in the face, and
a man throws his wife on the floor. A woman breaks a dish and lunges at a man with a sharp
shard. A woman commits suicide by eating opium laced sweets. We only see her after the
fact. A woman drowns her baby for revenge against her unfaithful and abusive husband. A
young girl is scalded by hot soup. A woman cuts her arm and the blood pours into a bowl.
PROFANITY 5 - A couple of F-words, scatological terms and anatomical
references, many of which are spoken in Chinese and translated in the subtitles. [profanity glossary]
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Death of a mother, disappointing your parents, matchmaking,
infidelity, racism, suicide.
MESSAGE - You must always feel confident in your own worth.
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