Sharmaine Yeoh

A mother, faced with the prospect of being without her children for the first time as they pursue their higher education, finds solace when one of her homemade dumplings comes to life.

Maria has been a housewife and mother for forty years, dedicating herself solely to her emigrant family in Vancouver. As she seeks more personal and financial independence, she resorts to potentially dangerous means to earn money following in the footsteps of her neighbors who she doesn't really know well. Maria may discover that independence and the associated sense of freedom is a state of mind. (imdb)