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A story set in nineteenth-century China and focusing on the life-long friendship between two girls who develop their own secret code as a way to contend with the rigid social norms imposed on women.

2011 · 1h 44m
  • 22%
  • 14+
Director Wayne Wang

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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

Drama

A story set in nineteenth-century China and focusing on the life-long friendship between two girls who develop their own secret code as a way to contend with the rigid social norms imposed on women.

COMMON SENSE

Disappointing literary adaptation has some heavy themes.

TOMATOMETER
Average 4.5
Reviews 89
Fresh 20
Rotten 69

Information

Studio
Fox Searchlight
Released
2011
Run Time
1 hr 44 min
Rated
PG-13
Content Advisories
Suggestive Dialogue, Language
Regions of Origin
United States, China mainland
© 2011 IDG China Creative Media Ltd. and Big Feet Productions LLC.

Languages

Original Audio
English, Chinese, Simplified
Audio

Chinese, Simplified (AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC), English (United States) (Always On)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.