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American Dreams in China

2013 · 112 min

A warm, earnest look at friendship and ambition, mixing humor and heartbreak as dreams are chased and sometimes lost.

Directed by: Peter Chan
Genres: Drama
Starring: Huang Xiaoming, Deng Chao, Tong Dawei

Tagline: No pain, no gain.
Overview: Three Chinese friends build a successful English language school to help Chinese teenagers fulfil their dreams.

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Directed by: Peter Chan
Genres: Drama
Starring: Huang Xiaoming, Deng Chao, Tong Dawei

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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
friendship
identity
class
education
Places: big city
school
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	5
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Peter Chan
Written by: Zhou Zhiyong, Zhang Ji, Aubrey Lam Oi-Wah
Starring: Huang Xiaoming, Deng Chao, Tong Dawei, Du Juan, Tong Lei, Liu Tianzuo, Yang Yi, Wang Zhener
Music: Peter Kam Pau-Tat
Cinematography: Christopher Doyle, Jason Kwan
Runtime: 112 min
Country: China
Languages: Mandarin, English

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