Cinetrā
Cinetrā
Cinetrā
A testament to the strength of the human spirit.
In 1880s China, young Lalu is sold into marriage by her impoverished father. Rather than becoming a bride, Lalu ends up in an Idaho gold-mining town, the property of a saloon owner who renames her, China Polly, and plans to sell her as entertainment for the locals. Refusing to become a whore, Lalu ultimately finds her own way in this strange country filled with white demons.
(San Francisco International Film Festival 1990
Cast: Beth Broderick, Michael Paul Chan, Rosalind Chao, Chris Cooper, Dennis Dun, Will Oldham, Kim Chan, Jimmie F. Skaggs, David Hayward, Chris Evans, Weili Fan, Evan C. Kim, Freda Foh Shen, John M. Hosking, Mary Matvy, George Cheung, Saachiko
Writers: Ruthanne Lum McCunn (Novel), Anne Makepeace (Screenplay)
Cinematographer: Bobby Bukowski
Production Designer: Dan Bishop
Editor: Kenji Yamamoto
Sound Designer: Judy Karp
Casting Director: Lora Kennedy
Direction team: Gregory Jacobs (Second Assistant Director)
Producers: Sarah Green, John Shum Kin-Fun, Lindsay Law
