Year of the Fish
About this movie
- Synopsis
- Writer/director David Kaplan offers a new spin on the familiar Cinderella story with this visually inventive tale of a hopeful Chinese immigrant who discovers that life in New York City isn't for the faint of heart after being forced to work in a ......
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- Starring
- An Nguyen, Tsai Chin, Ken Leung, Randall Duk Kim, Lee Wong
- Director(s)
- David Kaplan
- Distributor(s)
- Gigantic Pictures
- MPAA Rating
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 96 min.
Critic Reviews
The New York Times | Jeannette CatsoulisAdd Critic to Favorites
Packs more sadness than the familiar fairy tale but offers its own fantastical delights. Ye Xian's party dress, made of teardrops, suits her -- and her story -- perfectly.Read the full review
The Onion (A.V. Club) | Tasha RobinsonAdd Critic to Favorites
To some degree, it's trying to find the magic in the everyday, but the attempts to ground it are cringe-inducing and problematic.Read the full review
Boston Globe | Ty BurrAdd Critic to Favorites
At its best, Year of the Fish makes a virtue of naivete - its heroine's, its director's, and the fragile fairy-tale belief that everyone deserves a happy ending.Read the full review
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10/21/08 In the latest wrinkle in film distribution, Gotham indie Gigantic is launching a website offering $3 streams of features alongside their theatrical debuts. | Variety -
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08/29/08 What happens when you put the classic Cinderella story together with a modern setting or flip the protagonists' sexes? | Independent Film Channel (IFC) -
44% Year of the Fish
08/28/08 A modern Cinderella story set in New York City's Chinatown, Year of the Fish is a classic tale retold through the eyes of a young woman struggling to find a new life in the United States. | Rotten Tomatoes