A Thousand Years of Good Prayers
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- Synopsis
- Wayne Wang's intimate drama A Thousand Years of Good Prayers stars Henry O as Mr. Shi, a Chinese man who, after the death of his wife, decides to travel to the United States in order to see his estranged daughter for the first time in over a decade....
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- Starring
- Jiang Xi Ren, Faye Yue, Vida Ghahremani, Pasha D. Lychnikoff
- Director(s)
- Wayne Wang
- Distributor(s)
- Magnolia
- MPAA Rating
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 83 min.
Critic Reviews
In observing the reality of this relationship, Wang contemplates the "generation gap" in modern societies all over the world. His film quietly, carefully, movingly observes how these two people of the same blood will never be able to understand each other, and the younger one won't even care to.Read the full review
A spare, controlled study in communication gaps and a piercing sketch of suburban American loneliness.Read the full review
Rich in revealing detail and apt in its use of everyday Spokane settings, A Thousand Years of Good Prayers shows that Wang remains a master explorer of the landscape of the human heart.Read the full review
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