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American Dreams in China

American Dreams in China

No pain, no gain.

20136.81h 52m

Overview

Three Chinese friends build a successful English language school to help Chinese teenagers fulfil their dreams.

Directed by Peter Chan Ho-Sun
Written by Aubrey Lam Oi-Wah, Zhou Zhiyong, Zhang Ji
Box Office0Revenue: $88.0M

Top Cast

Huang Xiaoming

Huang Xiaoming

成冬青

Deng Chao

Deng Chao

孟晓骏

Tong Dawei

Tong Dawei

王阳

Du Juan

Du Juan

苏梅

Tong Lei

Tong Lei

许文

Liu Tianzuo

Liu Tianzuo

牛咏啸

Yang Yi

Yang Yi

警察

Wang Zhener

Wang Zhener

良琴

Zhang Zimu

Zhang Zimu

良琴(6岁)

Daniel Martin Berkey

Daniel Martin Berkey

波诺

Themes & Keywords

改革开放出国

About American Dreams in China

American Dreams in China is a drama film released in 2013 exploring themes of 改革开放, 出国. Directed by Peter Chan Ho-Sun, it stars Huang Xiaoming, Deng Chao, Tong Dawei. Three Chinese friends build a successful English language school to help Chinese teenagers fulfil their dreams.

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