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Chinese Take-Away (2011)

Chinese Take-Away poster
Original title
Un cuento chino
Directed by
Sebastián Borensztein
Genre
drama film, comedy film
Country
Argentina, Spain
Runtime
1h 33m
Rated
12
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 446 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A solitary hardware store owner in Buenos Aires has his routine broken when he meets a Chinese immigrant who cannot speak Spanish. The two men form an unlikely bond as they try to find the immigrant's missing uncle.

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What happens

Chinese Take-Away (Spanish: Un cuento chino) is a 2011 comedy-drama film written and directed by Sebastián Borensztein. The film was the highest grossing non-US film in Argentina in 2011. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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