Snakehead

Oct 29, 2021

1h 29m

★ 6.0

An American crime saga.

Overview

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.

Genres

Action

Drama

Crime

Production Companies

Samuel Goldwyn Films

Roadside Attractions

Arowana Studios

408 Films

Snakehead Trailers

Cast

Sister Tse

Shuya Chang

Dai Mah

Jade Wu

Sinh

Devon Diep

Rambo

Sung Kang

Jai

Celia Au

Suhyun

Perry Yung

Barbie

Jamie Choi

Richie Ng

Catherine Jiang

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