The Princess of Nebraska (2007)

Directed by

Wayne Wang

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 17m

Rated

NR

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A pregnant Chinese teenage immigrant spends twenty four hours in San Francisco. She navigates her difficult situation and the people she meets along the way.

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What happens

The Princess of Nebraska is a 2007 drama film directed by Wayne Wang. It stars Li Ling, Pamelyn Chee, and Brian Danforth. The film, adapted from a short story by Yiyun Li, is a companion film to A Thousand Years of Good Prayers. It follows twenty-four hours in the life of Sasha, a Chinese teenage immigrant who is four months pregnant. The Princess of Nebraska was shot on digital video and in San Francisco, making it the first film to be shot by Wang in the area since 1993's The Joy Luck Club. The film had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival on September 2, 2007. The film later premiered on YouTube for free on October 17, 2008. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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