The Wedding Banquet(喜宴)
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Taiwan, United States · 1993
Rated R · 1h 49m
Director Ang Lee
Starring Winston Chao, May Chin, Gua Ah-leh, Sihung Lung
Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
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When Wai-Tung Gao's parents hire a dating service for him, he and his partner Simon are forced to come up with a plan. Wai-Tung decides to marry one of his tenants, Wei-Wei, to help her stay in the United States. But when Wai-Tung's parents arrive in Manhatten expecting to hold an extravagant marriage, chaos erupts.
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