The Jade Pendant

The Jade Pendant (2017)

Love and loss in America

Fleeing an arranged marriage in China, the independent Peony signs a contract to work as a “flower girl” in America, where she meets Tom, an American Born Chinese cook whose father works on the Transcontinental Railroad. Thwarted by a Hong Kong Triad boss seeking to extend his power into America, theirs is the tale of the first great Chinese immigration to the United States – a story of romance, bigotry, passion, food and a search for everlasting love – set against the largest mass lynching in American history, in Los Angeles’ Chinatown, in 1871.

Date of release
2017-10-24
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (7)
Runtime
1h 46m
Genres
Drama, History
Director
Leong Po-Chih

Casting

Interesting facts

The Jade Pendant is a 2017 historical Western film directed by Po-Chih Leong and written by David Assael and Scott M. Rosenfelt. It follows the tragic love story between two Chinese immigrants against the backdrop of rising anti-Chinese sentiment in the American West, culminating in the events surrounding the Los Angeles Chinese massacre of 1871.

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