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Fish

Apr 21, 2021

0h 6m

★ 0.0

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

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Resource Productions

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Layla

Michelle Li

Mother

Phyllis Ho

Uncle

David K.S. Tse

Father

Earl Wan

Cathy Wippell

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