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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
- Duration
- 105
- FilmAffinity ID
- 192007
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- publication date
- 1992-01-01
- title
- 推手
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Categories
1990s Taiwanese films1991 American films1991 comedy-drama films1991 directorial debut films1991 English-language films1991 films1991 Mandarin-language films1991 martial arts films1991 multilingual filmsAmerican comedy-drama filmsAmerican martial arts filmsAmerican multilingual filmsCentral Motion Picture Corporation filmsChinese-language American filmsEnglish-language comedy-drama filmsEnglish-language Taiwanese filmsFilms about Chinese AmericansFilms about immigration to the United StatesFilms about interpreting and translationFilms about Taiwanese AmericansFilms directed by Ang LeeFilms set in New York CityFilms set in the United StatesFilms shot in New York City