Thousand Pieces of Gold (1990)

Thousand Pieces of Gold: Directed by Nancy Kelly. With Rosalind Chao, Chris Cooper, Michael Paul Chan, Dennis Dun. In 1880s China, a girl is sold into marriage by her father. Rather than becoming a bride, Lalu ends up in a gold-mining town where she forges a path for her own freedom and, ultimately, true love.

“One of the few movies iu0026#39;ve seen where sex is not the bottom line or basis of the romance. It is tasteful and sweet in its depiction of an interracial relationship which develops around an actual friendship and ensues into a genuine emotional bond in the midst of semi-racially intolerant environment. The lead actor and actress produce an amazing performance of a romantic chemistry that is set in the bounds of respect, selfnessness, kindness, and deep affection.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI give it a thumbs up, way, waaaaaaaaaaaaaay up.”