Movies like Drifters 2003
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Drifters (2003)
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Original name: 二弟
Genre: Drama
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The young adult life of Hong Yunsheng, nicknamed Little Brother, is seen as somewhat of a failure by those that know him. A Chinese national, he stowed away on a boat to the United States, where he worked as a dishwasher in the restaurant of a family from his hometown back in Fujian province. After two years in the States and after fathering an illegitimate child there named Fusheng, the child's mother Xuhui who is the restaurateur's daughter, he was deported back to China. Since, he has been floundering in life, which has caused a rift between himself and his older brother, who, with his wife, operate a street front diner and can't have children of their own. Little Brother relies on his new girlfriend, a woman he barely knows named Wu Ruifang who is a performer in a touring opera troupe, for emotional support. Despite Little Brother being the local poster boy for not stowing away, his friend named Monkey tried to do the same, but died on the voyage over due to exposure to toxic ..
Style:
psychological, serious, realistic, sincere
Plot:
family relations, immigrants, deportation, restaurant, love affair, eccentric family, politics, parents and children, love and romance, society, family problems, working class, family in crisis, estrangement, single parent, friendship, husband wife relationship, village, ship, misfit, hospital, village life, doctors and patients, siblings relations, sex ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
china, shanghai, shanghai china
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