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6.8An aged father and his younger, mentally challenged son have been working hard every day to keep the bathhouse running for a motley group of regular customers. When his elder son, who left years ago to seek his fortune in the southern city of Shenzhen, abruptly returns one day, it once again puts under stress the long-broken father-son ties. Presented as a light-hearted comedy, Shower explores the value of family, friendship, and tradition.
Released: 1999-09-1392 minDir: Zhang YangComedy, Drama
Cast
- Zhu Xu as 'Old' Liu
- Pu Cunxin as Liu Daming
- Jiang Wu as Liu Erming
- Li Ding as Lao Lin
- Feng Shun as Lao Wu
- He Bing as He Zheng
Themes
- mentally disabled
- husband wife relationship
- businessman
- wife
- bath house
- marriage crisis
- tradition
- shower
- modernity
- modern society
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- China
- Original language
- Mandarin
- Director
- Zhang Yang
- Screenwriter
- Zhang Yang
- Composer
- Ye Xiaogang
- Narrative location
- Beijing
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 2006-01-05
- title
- Xizao
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 7.3/10
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