| How Is Your Fish Today? | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Directed by | Xiaolu Guo |
| Written by | Xiaolu Guo Hui Rao |
| Produced by | Xiaolu Guo Jess Search |
| Starring | Xiaolu Guo Ning Hao Hui Rao Zijiang Yang |
| Edited by | Emiliano Battista |
| Music by | Matt Scott |
| Distributed by | Forward Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | China |
| Language | Mandarin |
How Is Your Fish Today?, also known as Jin Tian De Yu Zen Me Yang?, is a 2007 Chinese film written by Xiaolu Guo and Hui Rao. It was directed by Guo. The film is a drama set in modern China, focusing on the intertwined stories of two main characters; a frustrated writer (Hui Rao) and the subject of his latest work, Lin Hao (Zijiang Yang). How Is Your Fish Today won 4 international awards and was well received by critics, but was not commercially successful.
Cast
- Hui Rao as himself
- Zijiang Yang as Lin Hao
- Xiaolu Guo as Mimi
- Ning Hao as Hu Ning
Reception
How Is Your Fish Today? was consistently given good ratings by reviewers, but still remains fairly unpopular.[1]
Critics
On its release, How Is Your Fish Today? was received well by critics, who applauded the film as an impressive debut from Guo.[2]
Awards
- "Grand Prix" at the 2007 Créteil International Women's Film Festival
- Special Mention at the 2007 Fribourg International Film Festival
- Special Mention at the 2007 Pesaro International Film Festival of New Cinema
- NETPAC Special Mention at the 2007 Rotterdam International Film Festival[3]
Nominations
- "Tiger Award" at the 2007 Rotterdam International Film Festival
- "Grand Jury Prize" in the World Cinema/Dramatic categories at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival
References
External links
- HOW IS YOUR FISH TODAY? site for Independent Lens on PBS
- How Is Your Fish Today? at IMDb
- How Is Your Fish Today? at Rotten Tomatoes
- How Is Your Fish Today? at Douban (in Chinese)
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