Bitter Melon
In a story that looks strange and comedic about Christmas, which turned into another turning point for an American Filipino family. That story began when she decided to attend the Christmas party at the family's home in San Francisco, but the family might discover that their son Troy was ruling the house with fear that frightens everyone living there. In the end, the younger son, Dicklan, leads the family that decides to make a tough decision.
April 7, 1971 in San Francisco, California, USA
March 18, 1979 in San Francisco, California, USA
November 03, 2018
Only a brilliant and gifted director can manage to make grueling topics like domestic abuse mesh well with dry humor and dramedy.
October 19, 2018
Mendoza adroitly sneaks in other messages, such as thoughtful discussions of both racism and effeminacy in the gay community. The cast is uniformly strong with Schneider particularly appealing as Declan, the perhaps-not-so-moral center of the family.
December 04, 2018
An intriguing and absorbing independent film...
May 18, 2018
Domestic violence and black comedy don't seem a natural match, but to an impressive degree "Bitter Melon" pulls off their shotgun marriage.
September 17, 2018
There are scenes of utter brilliance and honesty, then clunky scenes of melodrama the next. The plot that exemplifies why we love independent cinema. We are off the rails where anything could happen and the story is at once cliché and bracingly original.
December 06, 2018
The movie grinds to a halt in its final third as the characters talk things out, which might be helpful in life but in drama tends to belabor the obvious, as well as offer an easy exit.
