Wei-Lai

2022
14m

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Tired of getting pushed and punished by his own parents, Wei-Lai, an 11-year-old Chinese American boy, decides to show up at his best friend's family and offers himself up for their adoption... Read allTired of getting pushed and punished by his own parents, Wei-Lai, an 11-year-old Chinese American boy, decides to show up at his best friend's family and offers himself up for their adoption.Tired of getting pushed and punished by his own parents, Wei-Lai, an 11-year-old Chinese American boy, decides to show up at his best friend's family and offers himself up for their adoption.

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6.9/10

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Awards
- 7 wins & 8 nominations

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Arthur Zhang

Wei-Lai

Benjamin Widner

Luca

Zhan Wang

Mr. Hao

Eon Song

Mrs. Hao

Laura Baronet

Mrs. Francis
(as Laura Chowenhill)

Chris Devlin

Mr. Francis

Director
- Robin Wang
Writer
- Tony G.X. Shi
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adopted

A provocative short film about immigrant status, about clash between cultures, about identity and one of dreams not so rare in childhood period - to be adopted by the family of best friend.

The mix of humor , in so different nuances, the simplicity of story and the touching accents are the virtues of this real wise to touching crafted short film.

And the end is just the perfect crown for a story about inadaptation , refuge in tradition, a modest Chinese family in America looking for the best for their child , maybe not in the proper manner but with hard work and noble interests.

In short, absolutely impressive work, great for message and for its gentle - precise construction.