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User Rating:
5.8/10   139 votes
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Director:
Jennifer Phang
Writer (WGA):
Jennifer Phang (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
2008 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama
Plot:
As troubling signs of global cataclysms accelerate, a brother and sister react to their father's desertion and the powerful presence of their mother's new boyfriend. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
3 wins & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
Tokyo Film Festival announces 2008 lineup
 (From screeninglog. 21 September 2008, 9:29 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
Best of Sundance more

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Sanoe Lake ... Pamela Wu

Julia Nickson-Soul ... Saura Wu
Leonardo Nam ... Scott Parker
Ben Redgrave ... Wendell

Lee Marks ... Jonah Robertson

James Eckhouse ... Richard Parker

Susan Ruttan ... Lorraine Parker

Alexander Agate ... Timothy Wu
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Katrina Agate ... Jenny
Mary Angello ... Aida

Vonn Scott Bair ... BBQ Dad

Mike Bruce ... TV Anchorman
Toby Evetts ... Documentary Announcer

Deb Fink ... Terry Hartman

Keisuke Hoashi ... Field Reporter / Radio News Reporter

Samantha Martin ... Patient

Danton Mew ... Tim Wu Sr.
Andrew Pitts ... Gunther

John Stuart West ... Radio News Reporter
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Additional Details

Runtime:
106 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Filming Locations:
California, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Developed at the Film Independent (FIND) Directors Lab under the instruction of film and television director Rodrigo García. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Behind the Couch: Casting in Hollywood (2005) more

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7 out of 9 people found the following comment useful:-
Best of Sundance, 16 February 2008
7/10
Author: chuck-391 from United States

The film explores major-themes in Multiculturalism and the human angst for the 21st century. What is specifically startling is how vibrant the aesthetic approach is in production value. Although reportedly not a high budget project, Phang's mis-en-scene is breath-taking. Also worth noting is the extremely likable performance by Alexander Agate, who rivals any child performance to date (reminded me of the powerful performance by Anna Paquin for THE PIANO.) While the pacing may not be for everyone, I think this is a film for the type of audience who enjoys a cerebral experience similar to DONNIE DARKO or Pink Floyd's THE WALL. The original score takes a post-modern approach of incidental music, which is very innovative in keeping the film from being too sentimental.

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