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In the heart of Chinatown, New York, an ornery, chain-smoking, newly widowed 80-year-old grandma is eager to live life as an independent woman. When a local fortuneteller predicts a lucky day in her future, Grandma decides to head to the casino, only to land herself on the wrong side of luck, attracting the attention of some local gangsters. Desperate, Grandma employs the services of a bodyguard from a rival gang and soon finds herself right in the middle of a Chinatown gang war.

Primary Title
  • Lucky Grandma
Date Broadcast
  • Sunday 25 August 2024
Release Year
  • 2019
Start Time
  • 20 : 40
Finish Time
  • 22 : 07
Duration
  • 87:00
Channel
  • Whakaata Maori
Broadcaster
  • Whakaata Maori
Programme Description
  • In the heart of Chinatown, New York, an ornery, chain-smoking, newly widowed 80-year-old grandma is eager to live life as an independent woman. When a local fortuneteller predicts a lucky day in her future, Grandma decides to head to the casino, only to land herself on the wrong side of luck, attracting the attention of some local gangsters. Desperate, Grandma employs the services of a bodyguard from a rival gang and soon finds herself right in the middle of a Chinatown gang war.
Classification
  • M
Owning Collection
  • TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
  • Chinese
Captioning Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Chinatown (New York, N.Y.)--Drama
  • Grandmothers--Drama
  • Widows--Drama
  • Casinos--Drama
  • Feature films--United States
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Crime drama
Contributors
  • Sasie Sealy (Director)
  • Sasie Sealy (Writer)
  • Banban Cheng (Writer)
  • Tsai Chin (Actor)
  • Hsiao-Yuan Ha (Actor)
  • Michael Tow (Actor)
  • Woody Fu (Actor)
  • Eddie Yu (Actor)
  • Mason Yam (Actor)
  • Cara Marcous (Producer)
  • Krista Parris (Producer)
  • Eduardo Enrique Mayén (Director of Photography)
  • Hye Mee Na (Editor)
  • Cassia Maher (Production Designer)
  • Andrew Orkin (Composer)
  • Treehead Films (Production Unit)
  • Parris Pictures (Production Unit)
Subjects
  • Chinatown (New York, N.Y.)--Drama
  • Grandmothers--Drama
  • Widows--Drama
  • Casinos--Drama
  • Feature films--United States
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