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In Georgia Lee’s feature directorial debut, we meet the Wongs.  They are keeping up appearances as the model Chinese-American family living a blissful existence in suburban New York.  Upon closer examination we find that Ed Wong (Tzi Ma, The Ladykillers, The Quiet American, Rush Hour), his devoted wife May-Li (Freda Foh Shen, Mulan, A Mighty Wind), and their three overachieving daughters are in fact a rather bizarre family living disconnected lives.

Samantha (Jacqueline Kim, Charlotte Sometimes, Volcano) is the eldest and most accomplished of the Wong sisters.  She’s an ambitious businesswoman who is just weeks away from her “dream” wedding with Mark (Jayce Bartok, The Station Agent), an equally successful young man whose main concern is the seating arrangement.  The middle sister, Julie (Elaine Kao), is a shy and sheltered medical student whose life is turned upside down when she falls for Mia Scarlett (Mia Riverton), a movie star who is researching a role at the hospital.  The youngest daughter, Katie (Kathy Shao-Lin Lee), is a precocious and disaffected high school senior engaged in an elaborate and dangerous war of practical jokes with her neighbor Simon (Sebastian Stan).  The sisters bicker over weekly family dinners with their detached father and their overbearing mother.

Eventually the Wongs’ façade begins to crumble under the weight of denial, miscommunication, and collective neuroses.  Samantha rekindles a relationship with her ex-boyfriend (Rossif Sutherland, Timeline); Julie grapples with the repercussions of her newfound feelings for Mia; Katie risks life and limb to get even with her nemesis; and Ed runs away to a Buddhist monastery to cope with his existential crisis.  Red Doors addresses some of the most primal, sacred, and universal bonds that connect parents and children, creating a contemporary portrait of an American family.

 

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