The film stars Valerie Tian as a 12-year-old girl attempting to fix her single mother's (Sandra Oh) financial and romantic situation through the usage of taoist magic.

The movie was produced by Shaftesbury Film Inc. and Massey Productions Ltd. in association with Chum Television.

Its actors Colin Foo and Tseng Chang also were nominated for best male supporting performance in a feature-length drama in the 2003 Leo Awards.

During this entire time, Mindy attempts to match her mother with the restaurant owner; Alvin Wong.

In shame, he dons his old uniform in front of his wife, Hun Ping, and pretends to go to work when he is really looking for a new job.

Also at this time, Bing Lai struggles with his relationship with his father, who is a famous butcher in Hong Kong.

In the climax of the movie, Mindy goes to a local park to try another spell in order to make everything better, only to find herself in the middle of a violent storm.

At the last second, Shuck finds the turtle that a young boy previously lost, receiving this as a sign from God that he should live.

Mina describes how having such a large generational gap made it difficult to convey some of her ideas into acting.

[4] Mina Shum utilizes an Asian color sensibility in order to convey themes within her movie.

Blue is prominent in Shuck and Hun Ping's scenes, revealing their desires for longevity.

"[7] Mina Shum applies many techniques to ensure that the movie feels like it takes place in an authentic Chinese-Canadian community.

Drifting from the traditionally non-Asian Hollywood cinema, Mina Shum cast every main character as an Asian.