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When the eldest son returns to his family in Beijing to help care for his mentally handicapped younger brother, he is forced to face up to the reality that the life he remembers in China is being slowly wiped away from memory by the machinations of modernity.
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Art/Foreign and Drama |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 35 min. |
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| Release Date: |
July 7, 2000 LA/NY |
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| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 for language and nudity. |
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| Distributors: |
Sony Pictures Classics
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$1,153,271 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
N/A
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culturevulture.net,
"'Shower' is a charming film that gains weight through skillful character development and maintains a sense of humor laced with fondness for its characters even as it gently prods their human weaknesses." Full Review...
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PopMatters: Old and New,
"...subtly shows the importance of human interaction in nearly poetic moments..." Full Review...
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