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7.3Mr. Chu is an elderly widower who teaches tai chi chuan in Beijing. He moves to America to live with his son's family, but finds the cultural adjustment difficult. Since his daughter-in-law is a white woman who does not speak Chinese, Mr. Chu's son, Alex, must mediate.
Released: 1991-12-07105 minDir: Ang LeeDrama, ComedyBudget: $400,000Box office: $152,322
Cast
- Lung Sihung as Mr. Chu
- Wang Bozhao as Alex Chu
- Deb Snyder as Martha Chu
- Wang Lai as Mrs. Chen
- Fanny De Luz as Linda
- Haan Lee as Jeremy Chu
Themes
- martial arts
- culture clash
- chinatown
- tai chi
- american culture
- fish out of water
- new york state
- generation gap
- intercultural relationship
- family home
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Ratings
IMDb
7.2/10
5,181 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
100%
- Year
- 1991
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 6 wins & 7 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy drama
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- Mandarin
- Director
- Ang Lee
- Screenwriter
- James Schamus
- Cast member
- Sihung Lung
- Producer
- Ang Lee
- Narrative location
- United States
- Duration
- 105
- FilmAffinity ID
- 192007
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1992-01-01
- film editor
- Tim Squyres
- title
- 推手
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