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A Thousand Years of Good Prayers
6.1 / 10• 2007• 1h 23m•NR• English
Drama
Storyline
The film follows Mr. Shi, a retired widower from Beijing. When his only daughter, Yilan, who lives in Spokane, Washington and works as a librarian, gets divorced, he decides to visit her to help her heal. However, Yilan is not interested. She tries keeping an emotional distance but when this finally fails she begins physically avoiding her father. He confronts her about an affair with a married Russian man and she, in turn, lets loose about all the gossip she'd heard as a young girl about his alleged affair with a female colleague back in China.
Cast & Crew
Henry O
Mr. Shi
Lead
Yu Feihong
Yilan
Vida Ghahremani
Madame
Pasha D. Lychnikoff
Boris
JW
Jared Wagner
Airport Greeter
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Wayne Wang's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. A Thousand Years of Good Prayers is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
