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Dec 22, 2017 · Downsizing: Directed by Alexander Payne. With Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz, Hong Chau, Kristen Wiig. A social satire in which a man realizes he would have a better life if he were to shrink himself to five inches tall, allowing him to live in wealth and splendor.
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- Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
- Alexander Payne
- 2017-12-22
Dec 12, 2017 · An involuntarily downsized Vietnamese dissident with a missing leg, a strong accent, and a will of iron, Ngoc Lan is embodied brilliantly by breakout star Hong Chau.
- Contributor
Dec 19, 2017 · In the film, which arrives in theaters on December 22, Chau plays Ngoc Lan Tran, a tenacious, selfless, one-legged Vietnamese activist working as a maid who helps Matt Damon’s character...
- Paul Chi
Dec 22, 2017 · Chau’s parents are Vietnamese immigrants whose coming to America story didn’t involve being downsized and sneaking away in a television box, but was just as dramatic.
- Elena Nicolaou
Dec 22, 2017 · How the Vietnamese-American star of Downsizing convinced the film industry to listen. By Kevin Nguyen Photography by Billy Kidd. December 22, 2017. Hollywood doesn't like to cast Asians....
Sep 10, 2017 · The most egregious offense is the character of Ngoc Lan Tran (Hong Chau), a downsized Vietnamese woman who smuggled herself into the United States in an HD television box and lost part of her leg in the process.
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Dec 22, 2017 · Ngoc grabs prescription meds (Vicodin, Percocet and others) from Dusan’s bathroom—drugs that Ngoc tells Paul she has permission to take. Paul discovers that she wants to ease the suffering of a woman stricken with cancer: Ngoc asks Paul which would help her the most, and Paul says Percocet.
