Watching TV with the Red Chinese (2012)
- Directed by
- Shimon Dotan
- Genre
- comedy drama
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A group of Chinese exchange students come to New York City in 1980 hoping for an exciting American experience. They befriend a literature teacher and his girlfriend but find the reality less glamorous than they expected, eventually turning to a firearm for protection.
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What happens
Watching TV with the Red Chinese is a 2012 American comedy-drama film directed by Shimon Dotan, based on the 1992 novel of the same name by Luke Whisnant. The film follows a trio of Chinese exchange students who arrive in New York City in 1980, eager for what America has to offer. They make friends including a literature teacher named Dexter and his girlfriend Suzanne. As they try to adjust to the New York city atmosphere, they become disillusioned with America, eventually buying a firearm for self-defense. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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