Ice Kacang Puppy Love
Seen it?2010 | 105 min | Drama, Romance
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Tailor-made for people who love relationship stories and romantics. Relationships are put under a microscope, for better or worse. Sits nicely alongside Jane Eyre.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 45 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Chinese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Skip it if you need something light and fast tonight.
Botak, the son of a coffee shop owner, is secretly in love with tomboy Fighting Fish, who has grown up with him since she and her mother came to live with them a decade or so ago. Angry at her mother for deserting her no-good father when she was still young, Fighting Fish sets out one day to find him, with Botak in tow.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ah Niu
- Ah NiuBotak
- Angelica LeeChew An Qi / Fighting-Fish
- Gary ChawMa Lin Fan
- Victor WongPrince Charming
- Fish LeongMa Li Bing / Barley-Bing
- Eric Moo Kai-YinFighting-Fish's Father
- Yi Jet QiRadio
- Angela ChanYue Feng
- Danny Chan Kwok-kwanKwok-Kwan Chan / Aquarium Owner
- Penny TaiBotak's Girlfriend