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ERA
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Released 6 years ago.
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Tigertail
2020 1h 31m EN
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6.7
SOLID
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83%
FRESH
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65
METACRITIC
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6.6
IMDB
★6.7TMDB · 96🍅83%Rotten Tomatoes●65Metacritic★6.6IMDB · 4,026
Drama
Synopsis
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A man reflects on the lost love of his youth and his long-ago journey from Taiwan to America as he begins to reconnect with his estranged daughter.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Tzi Ma
Grover
Christine Ko
Angela
Lee Hong-Chi
Young Grover
Hayden Szeto
Eric
Kunjue Li
Young Zhenzhen
Fiona Fu
Zhenzhen
James Saito
Hank
Joan Chen
Yuan
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Alan Yang
- Writers
- Alan Yang
- Languages
- Mandarin, English
- Countries
- United States of America
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Fun facts 🍿
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Mandarin, English.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Alan Yang, shot by Nigel Bluck. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Daniel Haworth shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Tzi Ma and Christine Ko and Lee Hong-Chi carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt8902948 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 96 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Alan Yang directs. Nigel Bluck behind the camera. Daniel Haworth cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Mandarin, English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 6 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Mandarin, English.
- 3Directed by Alan Yang, shot by Nigel Bluck. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Editor Daniel Haworth shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Tzi Ma and Christine Ko and Lee Hong-Chi carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt8902948 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 96 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Nigel Bluck
- Editing
- Daniel Haworth
- Makeup / hair
- Jenn Vasilopoulos
- Runtime
- 91 min · 1h 31m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- PG
- IMDB
- Tigertail (2020)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 83% 🍅 Fresh
- Metacritic
- 65/100
- IMDB rating
- 6.6/10 · 4,026 votes
- MPAA
- PG
Awards
2 wins & 1 nomination total
Also by
Alan Yang
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
MACRO
US
Key crew
- Additional Production AssistantKatie Tuohy
- Foley ArtistHeikki Kossi
- ProducerKim Roth
- ProducerAlan Yang
- ProducerCharles D. King
- ProducerPoppy Hanks
- EditorDaniel Haworth
- Associate ProducerGreta Fuentes
- Co-ProducerStephen Lippross
- Executive ProducerDavid Lee
- Executive ProducerJohn Cho
- Associate ProducerMark R. Wright
- Associate ProducerYira Vilaro
- Digital Intermediate ColoristAlex Bickel
- Key Hair StylistJenn Vasilopoulos
- Executive ProducerPeter Pastorelli
Release history · US
When it landed
- Digital2020-04-10PG· Netflix
