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Rice Rhapsody
Rice Rhapsody

Rice Rhapsody

Genres

DramaRomance

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With her elder two sons being gay, a traditionally-minded mother fears her youngest son could be too, thereby losing her last chance to have any grandchildren. With help from a friend she takes in a female French foreign exchange student, who ends up teaching the family a lot about life, acceptance, and love.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Runtime

106 mins

Rating

5.9/10

Release Date

11 October 2004

Country

Hong Kong

Cast

Sylvia Chang

Sylvia Chang

Jen

Martin Yan

Martin Yan

Kim Chui

Mélanie Laurent

Mélanie Laurent

Sabine

LePham Tan

LePham Tan

Leo

Craig Toh

Craig Toh

Harry

Ivy Ling Po

Ivy Ling Po

Grandma

Chin Han

Chin Han

Grandpa

Maggie Q

Maggie Q

Gigi

Garrett Hoo

Garrett Hoo

Jimmy

Edric Hsu

Edric Hsu

Benny

Andy Mok

Andy Mok

Batman

Ernest Seah

Ernest Seah

Lenny

Rick Tan

Rick Tan

Movie Director

Steph Song

Steph Song

Jennifer

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