Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #19432 in VHS
• Released on: 1999-04-13
• Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Formats: Color, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of tapes: 1
• Running time: 105 minutes

Customer Reviews

A Great Film About Chinese In The Old West
A true story about Lalu, sold by her father to become a wife/slave in 19th Century America, during the time of the Gold Rush. Sold to a rich Chinese prospector in an Idaho mining town, she quickly learns the harsh realities of the `Old West'. A superbly-filmed tale, with the extremely capable Rosalind Chao as the strong Lalu, who learns that real friends don't come from obvious sources.

A Western with a Chinese twist
When this movie came out in 1991, I thought it should get the Oscar for best picture...but of course that would be unlikely for an independent film. Rosalind Chao is magnificent as a
woman who is literally sold to be a slave-wife who manages to escape this common fate because a white man falls in love with her and wins her in a gamble. For those who liked "The Joy Luck Club" or "Eat a Bowl of Tea", this is a good bet.

Beautifully made film on the Chinese migration to U.S.
I thought this was a well made and thoughtful film on the true experience of a Chinese woman sold by her father to be a slave/wife in America. As Chinese Mary, Rosalind Chao was a wonder.