![]() ![]() ![]() However, Leong shows as much ingenuity behind the camera as in front of it when adversity inspires creativity for Sister Tse, who after initially coming to America with the agreement to be a prostitute to pay off her travel costs, shrewdly works her way up the ranks of the crime syndicate to whom she owes her debt, becoming a favorite of its indomitable leader Dai Mah (Jade Wu) and her beloved son Rambo (Sung Kang) for her ability to adapt to whatever’s thrown at her. Writer/director Evan Jackson Leong knew the feeling, not because he was inspired by real-life events, but because bringing “Snakehead” to the screen was just slightly less trying as he, like Sister Tse, found himself running into one obstacle after another over the course of nearly a decade. Still, it’s a minor miracle that she’s made it across the border alive, not only having made an arduous trek across the Atlantic Ocean after striking a deal with smugglers in an effort to find her daughter, but sneaking out after the boat is raided by FBI agents as soon as she hits Rockaway Beach and settling into Chinatown, even though no one is there to welcome her. “I never believed in the American Dream - all I knew was how to survive,” Sister Tse (Shuya Chang) announces at the start of “Snakehead,” dispelling any notion that what you’re about to see will be a fairy tale. ![]()
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