Canada 12 september 2004 toronto international film festival usa january 2005 sundance film festival usa 10 march 2005 san francisco international asian american film festival. Sep 18, 2016 drunk lesbians watch saving face feat. Saving face is a 2004 american romantic comedy drama film directed by alice wu. Saving face 2004 wil michelle krusiec is a lesbian, but she not dare tell her widowed mother, hweilan joan chen, or her very traditional grandparents. Everything you need to know about saving face movie 2005. The women who were attacked explain that their husbands were the ones to do so, especially after doing something their husbands did not approve of. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Michelle krusiec is a gem as wil, full of quick wit and a reserved sexuality. Saving face ist eine usamerikanische filmkomodie aus dem jahr 2004. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of saving face. It was a delightful yet thoughtprovoking romantic comedy with some important social undertones.
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