Summarya Filipina teen from a small Texas town fights to pursue her dreams as a country music performer while having to decide between staying with her family or leaving the only home she has known.
Directed By:Diane Paragas
Written By:Diane Paragas, Annie J. Howell, Celena Cipriaso, Andy Bienen
Yellow Rose
Metascore
Generally Favorable
70
User score
Generally Favorable
6.8
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
70
71% Positive
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Oct 14, 2020
89
If left in less deft hands, the film could’ve teetered into a too-on-the-nose commentary on America’s current immigration debate. However, the lean screenplay and Paragas’ focused creative vision makes for a singular directorial feature debut that feels like nothing else happening in film right now.
Oct 11, 2020
80
As an undocumented Filipina trying to make it as a country singer in Texas, breakout star Eva Noblezada punches through the film's familiar contours to find its beating heart as a timely portrait of the immigrant experience.
User score
Generally Favorable
6.8
38% Positive
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Feb 5, 2021
6
I read a lot of good reviews from specialized critics, so I was intrigued by this little indie film and while I don't think it's worth the hype, frankly it didn't disappoint. The background of the story has nothing innovative, and even the fact that its lead character it's an immigrant is not something very unusual, but the film is honest, and that does a lot for its story. I also have to mention that the protagonist; Eva Noblezada is a remarkable addition. Maybe it's not special, but I wasn't unsatisfied.
Oct 14, 2020
6
This film focuses on a Filipina teen (Eva Noblezada) living in Texas who wants to become a country music singer/songwriter. The drama intensifies with the secondary story that revolves around the undocumented status of her and her mother. The narrative covers both subjects with warmth, even though some of the plot points seem a bit facile. Noblezada’s sweet charm and dynamic voice (she’s an accomplished stage actor) help make the character’s conflicting desires effective. Country singer Dale Watson plays himself, while providing many of the pleasant songs. This project tries to balance the musical angle with the political message and does both in a sometimes simplistic story that still has heart (and some hummable tunes).
Oct 7, 2020
75
But that’s also the movie’s charm, painting a world where all you need is talent, a little luck and a couple of shoulders to cry on when things get tough. It’s a stripped-down “A Star Is Born” — without the rehab and suicide.
Oct 8, 2020
70
Like Andrew Ahn’s “Driveways” earlier this year, Yellow Rose is ultimately a film about kindness. The world can be cruel, but the film’s characters tend not to be. Group those movies with Sundance prize-winner “Minari,” and audiences have three terrific indies about growing up Asian in America — although this is the only one that sets the experience to music.
Oct 8, 2020
63
Yellow Rose sings an affecting, sorrowful and defiant song where dreams collide with a cruel reality.
Oct 8, 2020
60
Above all, the music has the greatest staying power — it is the film’s saving grace, just like it is Rose’s during her darkest days.
Oct 9, 2020
55
Even with such an underwritten character, Noblezada finds grace notes and moments of specificity to Rose; it’s got to be a challenge for a stage star to portray a performer with nervousness about crowds, but she conveys the character’s stage fright (and the degrees to which she eventually overcomes it) in a way that feels honest.
Production Company:
- Home Away Productions
- Civilian Studios
Release Date:Oct 9, 2020
Duration:1 h 34 m
Rating:PG-13
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Awards
Gold List
• 5 Wins & 5 Nominations
C&I Movie and TV Awards
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
VC FilmFest - Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
