Overview
- Now playing in New York via Vertical, with a Los Angeles opening on December 12 and further expansion on January 9, 2026.
- Critics widely hail Lucy Liu’s performance as awards‑caliber, noting her Mandarin dialogue and nuanced portrait of a mother under crushing strain.
- Reviews acknowledge thematic ambition yet criticize an overwhelmingly bleak tone, uneven scripting, and depictions some say risk conflating schizophrenia with violence.
- The story centers on an Asian American family contending with cultural stigma and communication gaps that hinder access to care.
- Commentary underscores systemic factors, including limits on parental authority once a child turns 18 and the relative ease of buying guns.