Snakehead

2021, Movie, 1h 29min

Sister Tse is brought to New York by a Snakehead, a human smuggler. Although she is indebted to the crime family responsible for her transport, her survival instincts help her gain favor with the matriarch, and she rises quickly in the ranks. Soon Tse must reconcile her success with her real reason for coming to America—to find the child that was taken from her. In the end, Sister Tse must draw on the strength she found in transforming her victimhood into power.

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5.2

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Shuya Chang is magnetic as the illegal immigrant searching for her daughter...

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In the crime-ridden underworld of New York City, a young Chinese woman named Sister Tse (Shuya Chang) has been brought by a human smuggler, known as a "Snakehead," to work in a brothel. Despite her initial struggles, Tse quickly gains favor with the matriarch of the crime family, Dai Mah (Jade Wu), and rises through the ranks. However, her success comes at a cost: she must endure harsh mistreatment by men while working in the brothel. As she tries to find her footing in this dangerous world, Tse's ultimate goal is to find her daughter Rosie, who was taken from her and adopted by a New York couple. Will she be able to reconcile her success with her true reason for coming to America, or will she become consumed by the darkness that surrounds her?

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You can stream Snakehead on: Apple TV Store

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