Mother Fish (2009) User Reviews

Powerful story

[rizbankyz · 8/10 · 26 September 2020]

This is a very interesting topic for a film and told visually different to your blockbuster films. The Vietnamese refugee journey had a global affect during its peak. Many people who were affected still deal with the affects of trauma the war caused. This film deals with that trauma with heart and conviction. The actors are fantastic and raw. Hieu Phan and Vico Thai gave pretty strong performances. A good film for the for cinema collection.

Beautiful movie

[rb-00813 · 8/10 · 5 December 2015]

This is my first review and I had to sign up to review this. Without giving away too much of the story, the story is told from the point of view of two sisters as they flee Vietnam as a flashback. The harrowing journey clearly had a huge impact on Nguyens character and gives viewers a chance to look deeper than just seeing her as the workaholic factory worker. The dialogue and camera work make you feel like you are part of the action and capture the emotion of the story well. While it could have used some extra editing at the end this is only a minor complaint. You can see how it must have made for a good play too. The subject they're tackling is always controversial in Australia so I applaud Do for taking it on as it's clearly close to his heart. He also wrote and directed the 2013 TV series, Better Man. Having grown up with first gen Vietnamese refugees it's nice to see their story told. I just hope more people see it and think beyond what's in the media.

fairly radical approach to filming but done well

[vickiswanson · 8/10 · 19 May 2017]

This movie explores the tragic circumstances of refugees fleeing their homeland in the hope of escaping to better and safer shores. It took me a while to work out the style, I knew they ere travelling in a dysfunctional boat - however the back drop is the current sweat shop that one of the sisters are currently working in. I don't want to give too much away so attempting to choose my words carefully, however, overall it is a very emotional story, one that needs to be told and seen my many - The acting is marvellous and full kudos to the director.

Fantastic Movie

[suefree · 2 January 2018]

This film is amazing - loved both the setting and the acting.

Well worth watching.