American Dreams in China (2013)
Overview
Three Chinese friends build a successful English language school to help Chinese teenagers fulfil their dreams.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $88,000,000.00 |
| Original Language | zh |
| Popularity | 3.533 |
Directed By
Peter Ho-Sun Chan
Crew
Peter Ho-Sun Chan
Zhou Zhiyong
Aubrey Lam Oi-Wah
Christopher Doyle
Peter Kam Pau-Tat
Lili Zhang
Jojo Hui Yuet-Chun
Liu Yuting
Zhang Ji
Radium Cheung
TOP CAST
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
片警
Wang Zhener
良琴
Daniel Martin Berkey
Board Executive
Georg Anton
U.S. Consular Officer
Allen Enlow
Dream Lawyer
Caitlin Fitzgerald
EES lawyer
Barbara Malley
Elderly Woman in Restaurant
Claire Quirk
Lucy
Bettina Skye
Waitress
Meme Tian Pu-Jun
Business Elite
William Yuekun Wu
Zhang Xi
Zhang Zimu
Liang Qin, Aged 6
Roy Pollack
Casual Airport Traveler (uncredited)
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