Ra Choi

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Ra Choi
Ra choi film poster.jpg
Directed byMichael Frank
Written byMichael Frank
Produced byMilli Howson
StarringPaul He, Nammi Le Benson, Charles Nguyen, Nina Karen Fernandez
CinematographyRodney Bolton
Release date
  • 10 March 2006 (2006-03-10)(London Australian Film Festival)
Running time
117 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Ra Choi is a 2006 independent Australian feature film written and directed by Michael Frank [1] for Makovision Films.

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References

  1. Michael Frank
  2. "Australian Writers' Guild". IMDb .
  3. "Films". Makovision Films. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  4. "Ra Choi: Cast".
  5. "Ra Choi: Characters".