Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart

Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart

88 mins | Comedy | Aug. 9, 1985

San Francisco's Richmond District. A widow welcomes the Chinese New Year. 62 years old, she wants to make a trip to China to pay last respects to her ancestors. A fortune teller has told her this is the year she'll die, and a daughter, Geraldine, remains unmarried. Geraldine's boyfriend lives in Los Angeles and she's not sure she's ready for marriage, nor does she want to leave her mother alone in her declining years. Mrs. Tan's cheerful brother-in-law, Uncle Tam, tries to help out.

Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart

88 mins | Comedy | Aug. 9, 1985

Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart
San Francisco's Richmond District. A widow welcomes the Chinese New Year. 62 years old, she wants to make a trip to China to pay last respects to her ancestors. A fortune teller has told her this is the year she'll die, and a daughter, Geraldine, remains unmarried. Geraldine's boyfriend lives in Los Angeles and she's not sure she's ready for marriage, nor does she want to leave her mother alone in her declining years. Mrs. Tan's cheerful brother-in-law, Uncle Tam, tries to help out.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Project A Partnership
Original title Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart
Directors Christopher P. Lee, Wayne Wang
Writers Terrel Seltzer

Cast

Laureen Chew

as Geraldine Tam

Kim Chew

as Mrs. Tam

Victor Wong

as Uncle Tam

Ida F.O. Chung

as Auntie May

Cora Miao

as Julia

John Nishio

as Richard

Amy Hill

as Amy Tam

Keith Choy

as Kevin Tam

Joan Chen

as Young m.j. player