The read
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 27m.
Synopsis
How far would a mother go to reverse her child’s fate? Based on writer/director Ann Hu’s story, that’s the question facing Lan (Zhu Zhu), who travels with her 9-year-old daughter Meimei (Harmonie He) from their small town in China to New York City.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes88%
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do.
1 audience votes
Key crew
Cast
- Zhu ZhuChen Lan
- Amy IrvingHelen
- Li YananChen
- Helen SlaterDr. Wurmer
- Tracy IfeachorMs Rachel
- Yi LiuShen Juan
- Ian UntermanDr. Thurman
- Joe HoltPaul Markowitz
- Jaden WaldmanCharlie
- Harmonie HeMeiMei
- Kira VisserMs. Mooney
- Nikolai TsankovMr. Loran
Stills
Themes
dyslexia