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Angelfish

Play trailer Poster for Angelfish 2019,  1h 36m,  Romance/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 82% 11 Reviews Tomatometer - - Popcornmeter
82% Tomatometer 11 Reviews Popcornmeter
Two worlds collide when a young woman who's about to start college develops a budding romance with a high school dropout.

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Monica Castillo Remezcla Nov 23, 2019
Its tender portrait of young love surviving the City remains fairly untarnished. Go to Full Review
Noel Murray Los Angeles Times Nov 21, 2019
Lee coaxes moving performances from a young cast, and he beautifully captures the cultural nuances of the Bronx neighborhoods where his story is set. But he has a tough time finding much new to say with this tale of star-crossed lovers. Go to Full Review
Guy Lodge Variety Nov 16, 2019
Destiny Frasqueri (better known to her Generation Z fans as Nuyorican rapper Princess Nokia) makes a winning, delicate screen debut in "Angelfish," a low-key Bronx romance that proves a surprisingly muted vehicle for her outsize performing charisma. Go to Full Review
Kathy Fennessy Video Librarian Magazine Aug 15, 2021
3/4
[Peter Andrew Lee's] performers are up to the task, particularly [Destiny Nicole] Frasqueri, whose gentle, understated performance stands in opposition to her extroverted hip-hop image. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews May 23, 2020
B-
Underwhelming cross-cultural Bronx romance between a white man and a Puerto Rican woman. Go to Full Review
Peter Gray Brisbanista May 17, 2020
3.5/5
A delicate romance set in early 90's New York where the parallels of the city's hardships and that of a blossoming relationship run in unison. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Peter Lee

Director

Jimi Stanton

Brendan

Princess Nokia

Eva

Stanley Simons

Conor

Erin Davie

Mary

Sebastian Chacon

Ricky

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Angelfish

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Movie Info

Synopsis Two worlds collide when a young woman who's about to start college develops a budding romance with a high school dropout.
Director
Peter Lee
Producer
Peter Lee, Robin Rose Singer, Rabia Sultana, Ricardo Vilar
Screenwriter
Peter Lee, Luna Del Rosario, Patrick Lee, Ella Mische
Distributor
Dark Star Pictures
Production Co
Black 26 Pictures, MuseWork Pictures, Screen Thirteen
Genre
Romance, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 22, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 22, 2019
Runtime
1h 36m
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