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10 April 2008 (Germany) morePlot:
The book is a collection of stories about life in modern China and the United States. full summary | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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DVD Playhouse--June 2009 (From The Hollywood Interview. 3 June 2009, 12:41 PM, PDT)
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More like ten thousand more (6 total)Cast
(Credited cast) | Henry O | ... | Mr. Shi |
 | Pavel Lychnikoff | ... | Boris |
| Feihong Yu | ... | Yilan |
 | Vida Ghahremani | ... | Madam |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Megan Albertus | ... | Forensics Girl |
| Wes Deitrick | ... | Antique Owner |
| Angela Dierdorff Petro | ... | Maggie |
| Liz Mathews | ... | Business Woman |
 | Ryan Sanson | ... | Plane Passenger |
| Tracy Schornick | ... | Troy |
 | Trent Sweeney | ... | Boy |
| Patrick Treadway | ... | Homeless Man |
| Lonny W. Waddle | ... | City Bus Passenger |
 | Jared Wagner | ... | Airport Greeter |
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Germany:83 min | Canada:83 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | USA:83 min | Argentina:83 minCountry:
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Canada:PG | Hong Kong:I | Germany:o.Al. | Singapore:PG | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | USA:Unrated | Argentina:AtpFun Stuff
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Mr. Shi: [tries to explain] Communist no bad.[sentence in Chinese]
Mr. Shi: Communist in bad hand.
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This movie felt like it lasted over 1,000 years. A really bad soap opera masquerading as a meaningful family "drama" exploring generational and cultural barriers. There is not one genuine moment in its bloated running length. An anamorphic screen image can't disguise what an amateurish production this is – the acting is especially laughable. Story in a nutshell: elderly Chinese man comes to The States to visit his daughter. The father is hoping (and pushing) to become a grandfather. Pathos and a lot of moping ensue. Yawn. The void between father & daughter is played out in interminable dinner scenes. The only thing more boring are the excruciating park bench pidgin English dialogue scenes between the father and an Iranian woman he befriends. Daughter's Russian boyfriend is a cardboard cutout of a joke – like everyone in this epic. And oh yeah, the most unintentionally hilarious line of the movie, "You were never a rocket scientist."