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Grandson from America

Original title: Sun zi cong Mei Guo lai
  • 2012
  • 1h 29m
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7.1/10
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Jingmin Luo and Jiaming Ding in Grandson from America (2012)
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An old retired Shadow Puppet master, Lao Yang, has his quiet life disrupted his 6-year-old American grandson, who barely speaks Chinese.An old retired Shadow Puppet master, Lao Yang, has his quiet life disrupted his 6-year-old American grandson, who barely speaks Chinese.An old retired Shadow Puppet master, Lao Yang, has his quiet life disrupted his 6-year-old American grandson, who barely speaks Chinese.

  • Director
    • Jiangtao Qu
  • Writer
    • Jiangtao Qu
  • Stars
    • Jiaming Ding
    • Tianzuo Liu
    • Jingmin Luo
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    189
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    • Director
      • Jiangtao Qu
    • Writer
      • Jiangtao Qu
    • Stars
      • Jiaming Ding
      • Tianzuo Liu
      • Jingmin Luo
    • 2User reviews
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      • 3 wins & 4 nominations total

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    8lilianaoana

    Heartwarming. Kids and grandparents

    Taming of the grumpy grandpa. That is literally it.

    I resented him a lot for his prejudices against whites and women. Ai Hua is too old and a widow and his son is a prize? She is clearly better looking than him. He keeps Busi hidden for fear of being laughed at. He has a potty mouth and never a word of encouragement, only nagging and scolding. For more than half the movie. And somehow the child, in his innocence and cheerfulness, gets the better of him and brings out his best side. It actually feels good to see it happening cause he was such a downer before. I loved it when his village leader shamed him for his behaviour.

    We also get a shadow puppet performance and it's kind of beautiful to see. I'm not a fan of the singing, but the puppet show is nice. After a bit of heartbreak it ends on a happy note.

    RIP grandpa. The actor I mean.

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    • Release date
      • February 2, 2012 (China)
    • Country of origin
      • China
    • Languages
      • Chinese
      • Mandarin
      • English
    • Also known as
      • アメリカから来た孫
    • Filming locations
      • Shaanxi Province, China
    • Production company
      • BDI Films Inc.
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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