Phony

Phony

Phony

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Phony

2020

0h 9m

5.0(2 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

Sunny, a young Asian American woman with anger management issues, returns home to the San Gabriel Valley seeking respite from her recent career failures - but a simple grocery shopping trip with her mother may prove more than she can handle.

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10 featured cast members

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Jess Dela Merced

Sunny

Princess Punzalan

Princess Punzalan

Elaina Wang

Kristina Wong

Kristina Wong

Kyle Mizono

Yung-I Chang

Joyce Wu

Charles Rogers

Charles Rogers

Heather Fink

Steven Kelly

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Directed by: Jess Dela Merced
Written by: Jess Dela Merced
Produced by: Jesse Schiller

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