Confetti
Genres
Overview
How far would a mother go to reverse her child’s fate? Based on writer/director Ann Hu’s story, that’s the question facing Lan (Zhu Zhu), who travels with her 9-year-old daughter Meimei (Harmonie He) from their small town in China to New York City.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
87 min
Release Date
2020-12-04
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
0
Vote Average
0
Zhu Zhu
Chen Lan
Amy Irving
Helen
Li Yanan
Chen
Helen Slater
Dr. Wurmer
Tracy Ifeachor
Ms Rachel
Yi Liu
Shen Juan
Ian Unterman
Dr. Thurman
Joe Holt
Paul Markowitz
Jaden Waldman
Charlie
Harmonie He
MeiMei
Kira Visser
Ms. Mooney
Nikolai Tsankov
Mr. Loran
Nico Dowd
Sam
Robyn Payne
Dr. Samuels
George Christopher
Thomas
Teresa Meza
Lydia Moss
Amanda Chen
Michelle Hu
Elan Even
School Guard
Veronica Reyes-How
School Nurse
Alicia Harding
Receptionist
dL Sams
ESL Teacher
Marissa McGowan
Music Teacher
Vivian Chiu
Bilingual Associate
Tom Galantich
Wealthy Banker
John James Cronin
Soccer Goalie
Meryl Jones Williams
Ms. Mills
Emiline Wilhelm
Lilly
Zhuo Shunguo
Principal
Nimo Gandhi
Nimesh
Jaxon Bartok
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