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Starry Starry Night

Play trailer Starry Starry Night 2011,  1h 39m,  Drama/ Fantasy Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 58% 12 Reviews Tomatometer 68% 100+ Ratings Popcornmeter
58% Tomatometer 12 Reviews 68% Popcornmeter 100+ Ratings
Xiao Mei grows up in the mountains and later moves to a city with her parents. She runs away with Xiao Jie, and they become lost as they search for her old shack.

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Inkoo Kang Boxoffice Magazine Sep 14, 2012
2.5/5
The symbolism is so heavy-handed that the film seems to have anvils for arms Go to Full Review
Robert Abele Los Angeles Times Sep 13, 2012
2.5/5
The cumulative effect is more that of a handsomely crafted museum piece than a moving, emotional journey. Go to Full Review
Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times Jul 5, 2012
4/5
Tom Shu-Yu Lin tackles death, divorce, loneliness and first love with the eye of a painter and the heart of a child. Go to Full Review
Michelle da Silva Georgia Straight May 3, 2017
The opulent visuals and special effects in Starry Starry Night are reason enough to take in this film. Go to Full Review
Brent Simon Screen International Nov 13, 2012
3.5/5
Swollen with genuine feeling -- an imaginative, emotionally resonant coming-of-age story about two young kindred spirits who seek solace in one another. Go to Full Review
Andrew L. Urban Urban Cinefile Oct 7, 2012
Beautifully photographed and tenderly scored, Starry Starry Night is a coming of age story with fantasy elements that appeal to all pre-teens, whatever their culture Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Tom Lin

Director

Rene Liu

Xiao Mei's mother

Harlem Yu

Xiao Mei's father

Kenneth Tsang

Mei's Grandfather

Lun-Mei Gwei

Xiao Mei (Adult)

Hui Ming Lin

Xiao Jie

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Movie Info

Synopsis Xiao Mei grows up in the mountains and later moves to a city with her parents. She runs away with Xiao Jie, and they become lost as they search for her old shack.
Director
Tom Lin
Producer
Kuo-fu Chen, Wei-Jan Liu
Screenwriter
Tom Lin
Genre
Drama, Fantasy
Original Language
Chinese
Runtime
1h 39m
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