Based on actual events, a Chinese university student responds violently when his chances for a Nobel Prize are dashed by school politics.
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Shi-Zheng Chen
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| Meryl Streep | ... | Joanna Silver | |
| Ye Liu | ... | Liu Xing | |
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Peng Chi | ... | Mama |
| Aidan Quinn | ... | Jacob Reiser | |
| Blair Brown | ... | Hildy | |
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Yonggui Wang | ... | Baba |
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Lei Tsao | ... | Zhang Ming |
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Jing Shan | ... | Wang Ying |
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He Yu | ... | Old Wu |
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Bo Li | ... | Little Square |
| Boris McGiver | ... | Reverend Hollings | |
| Bill Irwin | ... | Hal Silver | |
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Hui Zhang | ... | Monkey King |
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Liu Xing is a scholarship boy from China, newly arrived in Salt Lake City, a graduate student in cosmology, in Utah to study in Professor Reiser's prestigious program. Back in China, Liu Xing's parents are proud of him, and he dedicates himself to fulfilling their hopes. All the graduate students in the program work on projects that extend and further Reiser's model of the origins of the universe. Liu Xing does well until his own theories move him away from Reiser's. Will Reiser and the department recognize Liu Xing's brilliance? Can the young man's benefactor, Joanna Silver, intercede? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
Plot Keywords:
student | origins of the universe | nobel prize | cosmology | professor |Genres:
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Country:
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24 April 2008 (Singapore) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$8,701, 13 April 2008Gross USA:
$30,591Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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The release date was delayed by film bosses because its plot eerily resembled the events of the Virginia Tech massacre, despite being filmed a year before. See more »Crazy Credits
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I watched this with several friends and it was interesting to see who was surprised by the ending and who wasn't. Let there be no doubt, there is a great subject for a plot here. Forget that its based on a true story because its not - that's just marketing and fodder for pointless forum discussions.
What really hurt this movie were the pointless special effects and overly exaggerated sentimental shots, mostly featuring Meryl Streep, interspersed throughout the movie - typically after a scene where the protagonist experiences success or failure. There are only a handful of these shots and they only last seconds but they are schmaltzy in an otherwise very believable movie. If you're watching even somewhat closely, they give away the movie very quickly.
I'll bet Shi-Zheng Chen goes on eventually to make a truly great movie. This one is about half way there.