The Princess of Nebraska is a 2007 film directed by Wayne Wang. It stars Li Ling and Brian Danforth. It was adapted from a story by Yiyun Li.

Premise

A pregnant San Francisco Chinese teenage immigrant named Sasha tells of life in America.

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Cast

Li Ling as Sasha

Brian Danforth as Boshen

Minghua Tan as May

Zhi Hao Li as Driver

Hiep Thi Le as Mother at mall

Reception

A.O. Scott of The New York Times gave a positive review saying "Moments of obviousness are offset by a feeling of gritty lyricism in Wayne Wang's "Princess of Nebraska," a beautifully shot but awkwardly acted movie."

The Princess of Nebraska

References

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2007 films

Films about Chinese Americans

Films directed by Wayne Wang

Films about abortion

Films based on short fiction

2007 drama films

Films about immigration to the United States

Asian-American drama films

2000s English-language films

2000s American films

The Princess of Nebraska