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Fish

Fish

2021•6m•Drama

Layla, a British-born Chinese girl, struggles with the dualities and contradictions of two disparate cultural identities. On Chinese New Year, she is pushed to reckon with the subtle racism she experiences from her school friends, as well as the grating prejudices of her older male relatives.

Emilie Cheung · Director

Emilie Cheung · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime6m
LanguageEN
Release DateApr 21, 2021

Actors

Michelle Li

Layla

Phyllis Ho

Mother

David K.S. Tse

Uncle

Earl Wan

Father

Cathy Wippell

Cathy Wippell

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