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2007 American film

The Princess of Nebraska
Directed by	Wayne Wang
Written by	Michael Ray
Starring	Li Ling
Release dates	September 2, 2007 (2007-09-02) (Telluride Film Festival) June 20, 2008 (2008-06-20) (United States)
Running time	77 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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.

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."

References

"The Princess of Nebraska (2007) - Wayne Wang - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
New York Times. Film review, A Tour of the Bay Area’s Immigrant Demimonde, Available on YouTube. Last accessed: March 26, 2014.

External links

The Princess of Nebraska at IMDb

v t e Films directed by Wayne Wang
A Man, a Woman, and a Killer (1975) Chan Is Missing (1982) Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart (1985) Slam Dance (1987) Eat a Bowl of Tea (1989) Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive (1989) The Joy Luck Club (1993) Smoke (1995) Blue in the Face (1995) Chinese Box (1997) Anywhere but Here (1999) The Center of the World (2001) Maid in Manhattan (2002) Because of Winn-Dixie (2005) Last Holiday (2006) The Princess of Nebraska (2007) A Thousand Years of Good Prayers (2007) Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2011) Soul of a Banquet (2014) While the Women Are Sleeping (2016) Coming Home Again (2019)

Films directed by Wayne Wang

A Man, a Woman, and a Killer (1975)
Chan Is Missing (1982)
Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart (1985)
Slam Dance (1987)
Eat a Bowl of Tea (1989)
Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive (1989)
The Joy Luck Club (1993)
Smoke (1995)
Blue in the Face (1995)
Chinese Box (1997)
Anywhere but Here (1999)
The Center of the World (2001)
Maid in Manhattan (2002)
Because of Winn-Dixie (2005)
Last Holiday (2006)
The Princess of Nebraska (2007)
A Thousand Years of Good Prayers (2007)
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2011)
Soul of a Banquet (2014)
While the Women Are Sleeping (2016)
Coming Home Again (2019)

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