The read
A Balasaur Score of 58 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 71%, Metacritic 55/100. It runs a compact 1h 29m. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
Sister Tse is brought to New York by a Snakehead, a human smuggler. Although she is indebted to the crime family responsible for her transport, her survival instincts help her gain favor with the matriarch, and she rises quickly in the ranks. Soon Tse must reconcile her success with her real reason for coming to America—to find the child that was taken from her. In the end, Sister Tse must draw on the strength she found in transforming her victimhood into power.
Ratings
IMDb5.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes71%
Metacritic55/100
27 audience votes
Key crew
- Evan LeongDirector
- Evan LeongWriter
Cast
- Shuya ChangSister Tse
- Jade WuDai Mah
- Devon DiepSinh
- Sung KangRambo
- Celia AuJai
- Perry YungSuhyun
- Jamie ChoiBarbie
- Richie NgCast
- Catherine JiangCast
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Themes
new york cityimmigrationmigration