Underplayed Gems

Swim Little Fish Swim (2013)

Swim Little Fish Swim poster
Directed by
Lola Bessis, Ruben Amar
Genre
comedy drama
Country
France, United States
Runtime
1h 34m
Rating
4.6 of 10 from 19 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

In New York, a young woman moves in with a struggling artist and his family. Their lives intersect in small, everyday ways as they try to pursue their dreams.

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What happens

Swim Little Fish Swim is a 2013 French-American indie comedy-drama written, produced and co-directed by Lola Bessis and Ruben Amar. This film was shot in New York on a shoe-string budget. Once finished, it hit the festival circuit (Rotterdam; São Paulo; Jerusalem; Durban; CPH:PIX) after premiering at South by Southwest (SXSW) in 2013. Swim Little Fish Swim enjoyed a worldwide theatrical release and it has recently been sold to HBO Europe, Netflix, RTBF and OCS among other international networks. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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