Song of the Exile

Directed by David Kelleoo. Starring Vanilla Ice, Kristin Miller, Michael Gross, Sydney Lassick, Dody Goodman.

REVIEWED By Marjorie Baumgarten, Fri., Oct. 25, 1991

The marriage of a Japanese woman and a Chinese man following the Sino-Japanese war is the foundation for an examination of ostracism, alienation and dissatisfaction within family circles.

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