How Is Your Fish Today?

How Is Your Fish Today?, also known as Jin Tian De Yu Zen Me Yang?, is a 2007 Chinese film written by Xiaolu Guo and Hui Rao. It was directed by Guo. The film is a drama set in modern China, focusing on the intertwined stories of two main characters; a frustrated writer (Hui Rao) and the subject of his latest work, Lin Hao (Zijiang Yang). How Is Your Fish Today won 4 international awards and was well received by critics, but was not commercially successful.

How Is Your Fish Today?
Promotional poster
Directed by	Xiaolu Guo
Written by	Xiaolu Guo Hui Rao
Produced by	Xiaolu Guo Jess Search
Starring	Xiaolu Guo Ning Hao Hui Rao Zijiang Yang
Edited by	Emiliano Battista
Music by	Matt Scott
Distributed by	Forward Entertainment
Release date	January 18, 2007 (2007-01-18)
Running time	83 minutes
Country	China
Language	Mandarin

Cast

• Hui Rao as himself
• Zijiang Yang as Lin Hao
• Xiaolu Guo as Mimi
• Ning Hao as Hu Ning

Reception

How Is Your Fish Today? was consistently given good ratings by reviewers, but still remains fairly unpopular.^[1]

Critics

On its release, How Is Your Fish Today? was received well by critics, who applauded the film as an impressive debut from Guo.^[2]

Awards

• "Grand Prix" at the 2007 Créteil International Women's Film Festival
• Special Mention at the 2007 Fribourg International Film Festival
• Special Mention at the 2007 Pesaro International Film Festival of New Cinema
• NETPAC Special Mention at the 2007 Rotterdam International Film Festival^[3]

Nominations

• "Tiger Award" at the 2007 Rotterdam International Film Festival
• "Grand Jury Prize" in the World Cinema/Dramatic categories at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival