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A Great Wall (1986)

A Great Wall poster
Directed by
Peter Wang
Genre
comedy drama
Country
People's Republic of China, United States
Runtime
1h 37m
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Chinese American family visits relatives in Beijing. The story looks at the differences between American and Chinese ways of life.

gentlewarmthoughtfulobservantquietly comedicculturalslice-of-lifenostalgic

What happens

A Great Wall (Chinese: 北京故事; lit. 'Beijing Story') is a 1986 comedy-drama film written and directed by and starring Peter Wang. It was the first American feature film shot in the People's Republic of China and was Kelvin Han Yee's first film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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