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Paper Lantern

Directed By

Vicki Van Chau

Country

Canada

Language

English

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The Story

A portrait of a Vietnamese-Canadian family opening up a restaurant and cocktail bar in Calgary's Chinatown, amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Themes

vietnamchinatownbars and restaurantsrestaurantvietnamese refugeescalgary

Production House

Canada Council for the Arts

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// cast

Cast

Nhi Tran

Self

Tanner Ennis

Self

Nguyen Tran

Self

Nguyen Bui

Self

// crew

Crew

Vicki Van Chau

Director

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