American Dreams in China

"No pain, no gain."

2013 1h 52m ZH

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6.9

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★6.9TMDB · 128

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Synopsis

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Three Chinese friends build a successful English language school to help Chinese teenagers fulfil their dreams.

“No pain, no gain.”

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Cast

Huang Xiaoming
成冬青
Deng Chao
孟晓骏
Tong Dawei
王阳
Du Juan
苏梅
Tong Lei
许文
Liu Tianzuo
牛咏啸
Yang Yi
警察
Wang Zhener
良琴

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Peter Chan
Writers: Aubrey Lam Oi-Wah, Zhou Zhiyong, Zhang Ji
Languages: Mandarin, English
Countries: China

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ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Mandarin, English.

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RUNTIME

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Part of the "中国合伙人（系列）" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Peter Chan, shot by Christopher Doyle. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Peter Kam Pau-Tat. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Huang Xiaoming and Deng Chao and Tong Dawei carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "No pain, no gain.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2278392 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Peter Chan directs. Christopher Doyle behind the camera. Peter Kam Pau-Tat scores. Produced in China. Dialogue in Mandarin, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 13 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Mandarin, English.
3Part of the "中国合伙人（系列）" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Peter Chan, shot by Christopher Doyle. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Peter Kam Pau-Tat. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Huang Xiaoming and Deng Chao and Tong Dawei carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "No pain, no gain.".
8IMDB entry: tt2278392 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.