The Diary of Evelyn Lau

The Diary of Evelyn Lau
Based onThe Diary of Evelyn Lau by Evelyn Lau
Screenplay byBarry Stevens
Directed bySturla Gunnarsson
StarringSandra Oh
Harrison Liu
Yan Cui
Jay Brazeau
Eugene Lipinski
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersMaryke McEwen
Alex Pappas
EditorJeff Warren
Running time90 minutes
Original release
NetworkCanadian Broadcasting Corporation
Release1994 (1994)
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The Diary of Evelyn Lau is a 1994 Canadian television film directed by Sturla Gunnarsson and starring Sandra Oh as Evelyn Lau, a teenager who runs away from home and becomes a drug-addicted prostitute, later writing a book about her experiences.[1] The film was shot in Vancouver, British Columbia. The film is based on Runaway: Diary of a Street Kid, a novel by Evelyn Lau.

  1. ^ Parreñas Shimizu, Celine (2007). The Hypersexuality of Race: Performing Asian/American Women on Screen and Scene. p. 9. ISBN 9780822340331.