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Swim Little Fish Swim

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A bubbly new roommate (Lola Bessis) upsets the already fragile balance between a hardworking nurse (Brooke Bloom) and her musician husband (Dustin Guy Defa).

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Sheri Linden Los Angeles Times 09/25/2014
An art-versus-commerce drama that consists of one beautifully aching performance surrounded by a whole lotta twee. Go to Full Review Eric Kohn IndieWire 09/24/2014
B+
Though less of a crowdpleaser than it may first appear, that's the key strength that makes this admittedly uneven first feature stand out. Go to Full Review Neil Genzlinger New York Times 09/18/2014
Mumbly dialogue, relentlessly jittery camerawork, a star who is also co-director and co-writer: Yes, it's time for another movie that mistakes the claustrophobic world of young New York artsy types for something interesting. Go to Full Review Stephen Saito Moveable Fest 12/04/2018
I wouldn't be surprised to learn she was the one who the filmmakers most identified with since "Swim Little Fish Swim" is just as mischievous and natural, not to mention an unexpected treat as a result. Go to Full Review David Noh Film Journal International 09/22/2014
Yet another dull entry in the indie downtown New York genre. So young and so vapid. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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05/27/2020 Great indie comedy. Has some moments there that were so funny. Glad I found this movie See more 05/27/2020 Sums up my life basically. Beautifully done!!! See more 05/22/2020 As an artist you can relate to this film. Deep and funny at the same time! See more 05/22/2020 In lockdown (stuck at home) with nothing else to watch, I somehow found this gem of a film. A nice storyline, great actors and in all a refreshing movie to watch in 2020. It's fun but at the same time deep! See more 02/26/2015 A painful tale of a dysfunctional family See more 09/18/2014 It subtly counteracts the cliché that creative expression can save your life by making its protagonist a hipster Peter Pan whose creative expression is an excuse not to grow up. See more Read all reviews
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Ruben Amar

Director

Lola Bessis

Director

Lola Bessis

Lilas

Dustin Guy Defa

Leeward

Brooke Bloom

Mary

Anne Consigny

Françoise de Castillon

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Movie Info

Synopsis A bubbly new roommate (Lola Bessis) upsets the already fragile balance between a hardworking nurse (Brooke Bloom) and her musician husband (Dustin Guy Defa).
Director
Ruben Amar, Lola Bessis
Producer
Ruben Amar, Lola Bessis, Hadi Ghandour, David Solal
Screenwriter
Ruben Amar, Lola Bessis
Distributor
Under the Milky Way
Production Co
Les Films de la Fusée, Papermoon Films, La Région Île-de-France, Inspired Ant Production, Purple Noon
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 19, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 5, 2016
Runtime
1h 35m
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