Little Fish (15)
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Little Fish is one of those downbeat indie dramas which you watch with the sure and certain knowledge that some of its cast of ex-junkies and not-quite-ex-junkies are going to end up dead. Using her native accent for once, Cate Blanchett stars as a reformed addict who now works as a video shop manager in a Vietnamese suburb of Sydney. Martin Henderson plays her brother, who is planning a major drug deal. A surrogate father to them both, Hugo Weaving is a former rugby pro whose heroin supply is about to dry up now that Sam Neill's crime lord is retiring.
Not many films give their characters such rich histories, so it's obvious why Little Fish attracted such a stellar cast. But once the scene has been set, the film peters out, as if it were a pilot for an unmade TV series.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments