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I was completely fooled by this. I really thought it was a Documentary. I must admit when Litchi started screaming she wanted a baby and the part where the co-director's father secreted her off to a hotel room I did wonder if it was all a put-on. Just brilliant in sustaining the illusion of reality storytelling. Knowing in advance it's all a mockumentary does ruin it a bit but not knowing makes this an amazing piece of film making to watch unfold. Apparently this was all scripted but it comes across as completely spontaneous. I'd certainly keep an eye on this film maker in the future. He has an edge to him that is lacking in a lot of more mainstream Hollywood directors.

I recently was able to to see this film in NYC and found it highly entertaining. I would say it has a sort of "Curb your Enthusiasm" feel and I say this because I found myself laughing out loud, but almost feeling guilty for having done so. The people involved in this "mockumentary" all have their own strengths, weaknesses and motivations that really sell the plot and their performances. The characters are quite believable and the acting is spot-on (the celebrity cameo scene is one of the highlights of the film imho). For anyone looking for an offbeat comedy with enough emotion and heart to bind the story together, this is a must-see!

I can't believe people this this movie was a real documentary.

I am an ex-pat living in Hong Kong, so I was really curious when I saw this DVD in the shop. Within 10 minutes of watching it, I was confused. This chick is supposed to be from Burma. Let me tell you now, Burmese is not Chinese. She opens speaking Mandarin.....which I thought was quite strange.....then later she spoke the Cantonese dialect, which is only used in Hong Hong and the Canton province's in China (notably Guanzhou). This didn't seem right....after looking it up IMDb, I realized that she is actually Hong Kong Chinese. Not only that, she is a famous actress in Hong Kong, more recently playing a lead role in Memoirs of a Geisha.

They could of at least portrayed her as Chinese, and not Burmese. And the fact that her dialect changed from Mandarin to Cantonese, made it obvious that this was fake. The producers really should have done their homework. But then again, I guess most people in the Western world wouldn't know this.

Just a little insight that I thought you all would like to know.

I'm from Burma and I wanna say, first of all, what the f_ck! This movie is outrageously wrong about Burma. The director is so f_cking ignorant that he doesn't seem to know what kind of people live in Burma. Lichi's sister was sold into slavery as a child of six to settle her family's debt. What the f_ck! How dare you f_cking ignorant Americans? There is no such case in Burma even though Burma is not a democracy. The movie also implied that there was famine in Burma. Wrong again, f_cking Americans! Burma is not like North Korea. And last but not least, Burmese girls are not desperate enough to go to America by marrying some f_cking ignorant, ugly Americans. This movie and the other reviews about it show me how f_cking ignorant the Americans are.

...but please let's not go too crazy over this movie! It was decent...hence my "5" rating. An extremely dark comedy with a great plot. However, at times (especially in the beginning), I was surprised this was even referred to as a "comedy."

Eugenia Yuan is clearly the star in this picture, and does a great job in her role. I hope this role will help give her the opportunity to appear in more movies.

Maybe because I saw it on DVD, but I knew this wasn't a "real" documentary. I'm surprised anyone could have thought this was real. Then again, I remember there were many people who saw "The Blair Witch Project" and thought it was a documentary.