Lilting (2014)

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Junn is a Cambodian Chinese widower who lives in a home for the elderly. She is visited often by her son Kai, but disapproves of his best friend and room mate Richard. She finds a romantic interest in Alan, an English-speaking resident. However, Junn never learned to speak English and they are unable to communicate in a common language. She soon loses her son in an accident. Richard takes it upon himself to hire a translator to aid Junn and Alan's budding relationship in spite of the tensions present in each relationship as Junn and Richard cope with Kai's death.