Written and directed by Evan Jackson Leong,
Snakehead stars Shuya Chang as a Taiwanese woman who
travels to New York's Chinatown in search of her daughter. There she finds
herself embroiled with a local crime family that takes her under their
wings.
Jade Wu, Richie Ng, Devon Diep and Sung Kang also
star.
Snakehead is on UK/ROI VOD/DVD from August 1st.
Check out the trailer and artwork below.
The official synopsis reads:
In a tense crime story inspired by true events, Sister Tse travels from Taiwan to New York with the help of a human smuggler known as a “Snakehead”. Gaining favour with the matriarch of a crime family, she quickly rises through the ranks. However, a better way of life isn’t the only reason she came to America, and desperately searches for her daughter.
