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A movie fan escapes from a labour camp during the Chinese Cultural Revolution and strikes up a relationship with a homeless female vagabond.


“No pain, no gain.”
Three Chinese friends build a successful English language school to help Chinese teenagers fulfil their dreams.

Huang Xiaoming
成冬青

Deng Chao
孟晓骏

Tong Dawei
王阳

Du Juan
苏梅

Tong Lei
许文

Liu Tianzuo
牛咏啸

Yang Yi
警察

Wang Zhener
良琴

Zhang Zimu
良琴(6岁)

Daniel Martin Berkey
波诺
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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