Americanese

Theatrical Release Date:

08/10/2007

Run Time:

108min.

Starring:

Chris Tashima , Allison Sie , Kelly Hu , Ben Shenkman , Joan Chen

Director(s):

Eric Byler

Distributor(s):

IFC Films

MPAA Rating:

Not Yet Rated

Genre(s):

Comedy,Drama

Plot: Writer-director Eric Byler adapted his ensemble comedy drama Americanese from Shawn Wong's best-selling 1995 novel, American Knees. The film, like the novel, dramatizes the seriocomic day-to-day experiences of a number of Asian American immigrants in ... Read More

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