The Jade Pendant (2017)
Ratings:
6.0 (TMDb)
Released:
2017-10-24
Runtime:
106 min
Genres:
Drama, History
Countries:
United States of America, Hong Kong
Director:
Leong Po-Chih
Actors:
Godfrey Gao, Clara Lee, Tzi Ma, Mark Boone Junior, Russell Wong, Tsai Chin, Chen Tang, Nina Wu
Synopsis
Fleeing an arranged marriage in China, the independent Peony signs a contract to work as a “flower girl” in America, where she meets Tom, an American Born Chinese cook whose father works on the Transcontinental Railroad. Thwarted by a Hong Kong Triad boss seeking to extend his power into America, theirs is the tale of the first great Chinese immigration to the United States – a story of romance, bigotry, passion, food and a search for everlasting love – set against the largest mass lynching in American history, in Los Angeles’ Chinatown, in 1871.
