Overview

Lee’s award-winning thesis film for NYU parallels a young man running from the Mafia and a young woman hiding from the INS, and its blend of the comic and the melodramatic sets the tone for the first feature films to follow. The title refers to Manhattan’s Canal Street, which separates Chinatown from Little Italy.

Top Cast

Patrick Cupo

Mario

C

Ching Ming Liu

Hsiu Hsiu

Ira Katz

Drug Dealer

Chazz Palminteri

Angelo

M

Mei-Hwa Chaa