In the heart of Chinatown, New York, an ornery, chain-smoking, newly widowed 80-year-old Grandma (Tsai Chin) is eager to live life as an independent woman, despite the worry of her family. When a local fortune teller (Wai Ching Ho) predicts a most auspicious day in her future, Grandma decides to head to the casino and goes all in, only to land herself on the wrong side of luck… suddenly attracting the attention of some local gangsters. Desperate to protect herself, Grandma employs the services of a bodyguard from a rival gang (Corey Ha) and soon finds herself right in the middle of a Chinatown gang war.
“A Heist Movie Like This Shouldn’t Exist. But Thank God It Does.” — Zing Tsjeng, Vice
“A crowd-pleaser with a slyly magnetic lead performance.” — Harry Windsor, Hollywood Reporter
“Lucky Grandma puts an older Asian woman center stage without infantilizing her or rendering her pitiful.” — Devika Girish, New York Times
directed by
Sasie Sealy
Sasie Sealy
written by
Angela Cheng, Sasie Sealy
Angela Cheng, Sasie Sealy
with
Tsai Chin, Hsiao-Yuan Ha, Michael Tow, Woody Fu
Tsai Chin, Hsiao-Yuan Ha, Michael Tow, Woody Fu
language
English, Mandarin, Cantonese (with English subtitles)
English, Mandarin, Cantonese (with English subtitles)
production company
Good Deed Entertainment
Good Deed Entertainment