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Overview

User Rating:
6.3/10   1,108 votes
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Director:

Shi-Zheng Chen

Writers:

Shi-Zheng Chen (story) and
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Release Date:

24 April 2008 (Singapore) more

Genre:

Drama more

Plot:

Based on actual events, a Chinese university student responds violently when his chances for a Nobel Prize are dashed by school politics. full summary | full synopsis

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Awards:

1 win more

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User Comments:

This is a great film more (23 total)


Cast

  (Credited cast)

Ye Liu ... Liu Xing

Meryl Streep ... Joanna Silver

Aidan Quinn ... Reiser
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Sina Amedson ... Selim

Erick Avari ... R.K. Gazda
Blair Brown ... Hildy

Rob Campbell ... Small
Dan Christensen ... Professor
Jeshua De Horta ... Student

Joe Grifasi ... Colby
Bill Irwin ... Herb

Krystal King ... Girl / one night stand

Boris McGiver ... Reverend Hollings

John Rothman ... Rene

Jodi Russell ... Claire
Taylor Schilling ... Jackie
Lloyd Suh ... Laurence Feng
Tisha Vaculin ... Waitress
He Yu ... Wu
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Additional Details

MPAA:

Rated R for a scene of violence, brief sexual content and language.

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Mandarin

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Filming Locations:

Orem, Utah, USA more

Company:

Saltmill more


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Val Kilmer was originally involved but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. more


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4 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
This is a great film, 25 January 2009
8/10
Author: vladtn from Edinburgh, Scotland

I started watching this film with the IMDb reviews in mind. Nothing could prepare me to what I have seen. Definitely a great director. The story is told with subtlety, depression is painted with soft strokes, one almost doesn't even know what caused it. A story of minimal events that makes a life. Strangely, and I feel sorry to say that, it is the first Chinese film I have seen that embraces foreign culture, and in such a way. The only thing that is bad in this film are the title credits and the end which is maybe too dramatic, but beautiful. Watch it. Yes, I am watching the end right now, too dramatic, and the end credits look like the start one. Great film.

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