Synopsis
Eve is a precocious nine year-old girl with a wild imagination growing up in a traditional Chinese immigrant family in Vancouver where Confucian doctrines, superstitious obsessions and divine visions abound. When Buddhism and Catholicism are thrown into the mix, life for Eve and her 11-year-old prim and authoritative sister, Karena, escalates into a fantasia of catastrophe, sainthood and cultural confusion. The journey of a young girl and her sister striving to grow up in world where childhood is lonely and the world is full of wonder.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes77%
7 audience votes
Key crew
- Julia KwanDirector
- Julia KwanWriter
- Mychael DannaOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Vivian WuMay-Lin Eng
- Phoebe KutEve Eng Kut
- Hollie LoKarena Eng
- Lester Chan Chit-ManFrank
- Ping Sung WongGrandmother
- Julia TortolanoBecky
- Jennifer Cheon GarciaGoddess
- Tanya ChampouxEve's Teacher
- Joseph SiuUncle #8
- Shirley NgAuntie #8
- Diane BuermansCousin Colleen
- Franco MaravillaCousin Edward
Stills
Themes
religionlittle girleast asian leadvancouverwoman director