Year of the Fish
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- Synopsis
- 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....
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- Starring
- An Nguyen, Tsai Chin, Ken Leung, Randall Duk Kim
- Director(s)
- David Kaplan
- Distributor(s)
- Gigantic Pictures
- MPAA Rating
- Not Yet Rated
- Runtime
- 96 min.
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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
