A Grandson From America (2012)

- Original title
- 孙子从美国来
- Directed by
- Jiangtao Qu
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 9 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A Chinese shadow puppet artist in a rural village is surprised by his son's return with an American girlfriend and her young son. The son and girlfriend leave for conservation work, leaving the grandfather to care for the boy who struggles with the unfamiliar country life. Over time they bridge their differences through small daily routines and a shared interest in puppetry.
heartwarminggentleculture-clashcozywrysimplefamily-focusedearthy
What happens
《孙子从美国来》()是一部由曲江涛导演,罗京民、丁佳明和刘天佐等人主演,于2012年2月2日在中国大陆上映的剧情片。 老杨头,人称“杨叔”,是陕西省渭南市华县的皮影戏艺人。一天早上,他打开门,儿子杨栋梁正好正在门口,还带着一个美国女友爱华和孩子布鲁克斯。爱华是美国一家基金会在中国项目的负责人,杨栋梁在新疆回来,去他们公司应聘志愿者,两人因为志同道合而一见钟情,就走到了一起。爱华带着孩子来到公公老杨头家,给孩子换换环境,散散心。第二天,杨栋梁和爱华留下一封信就到可可西里去保护藏羚羊了,而孩子留在这里。老杨头搭乘车子前去追他们,跑到县城,无功而返。老杨头不懂英语,叫布鲁克斯叫布斯。布斯在美国环境优越,来到中国乡下,非常不适应:去茅房上厕所要用布围裹住鼻子点上香,防臭;吃饭的时候,布斯要吃汉堡包,老杨头只得去买,幸亏老板娘给他做了个中国式的汉堡包;布斯要喝牛奶,老杨头去商店买,商店没有进货,只得到王馆长家里去要。王馆长升官了,打算再次开展“皮影工艺培训班”,正好老杨头是首席,但是老杨头不答应。布斯每天要喝牛奶,老杨头每天去王馆长那儿买,王馆长在一个晚上把奶牛牵到了老杨头家,而老杨头欠人家人情,只得答应去训练学徒。布斯从美国带来了一个蜘蛛侠的玩偶,一日不小心被老杨头踩坏了头,布斯不吃不喝来抗议,老杨头花费一个晚上做出了一个皮影的蜘蛛侠。布斯和爷爷老杨头约定春节的时候见面。一天,布斯的妈妈爱华和继父杨栋梁回到家,杨栋梁告诉父亲他和爱华分手了,第三天他们就要回美国去,而第三天正是老杨头表演皮影的日子。当天晚上,布斯坐在群众中看皮影,被妈妈爱华强行抱走,杨栋梁到后台去跟父亲老杨头汇报,老杨头送给他一盒皮影叫他给布斯。春节前夕,老杨头接到电话,布斯将回到家,一家团聚。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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