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This festival favorite from China tells the touching story of a father whose oldest son leaves him. He remains in Beijing, raising his retarded son and running the local bathhouse. When the elder son mistakenly hears that his father has passed away, he returns to Beijing, only to discover the extreme relevance of the bathhouse .. Read more
| Starring | Zhu Xu, Jiang Wu, Du Peng |
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| Director | Zhang Yang |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
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It's a bit disconcerting that it starts with its most amusing scene - a daydream vision of the bath-house of the future... read more on Time Out
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Don't miss this film!
I absolutely loved this film. Having read quite a bit about the last 100 years of Chinese history, then visiting last November to see the state of the country... read more »
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Well worth watching
The heart of the film is the relationship between father and sons and the bond that binds them is the bathhouse and ultimately water. That alone is a thing of ... read more »
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Nostalgic tale of a loss
Shower by Chinese director Zhang Yang is ultimately a look with taste of nostalgia and echoes of farewell at the vertiginous changes and inevitable clashes ... read more »
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Simply Lovely
A gentle and endearing tale of family and community.
Lots of funny moments, a sad one or two - but mostly simply lovely.
What a delight.
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Heart warmingly lovely
A lovely comical start, characters to warm to throughout the film. Although sad in one way, it is a lovely heart warming film... enjoy
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Loved it....wish there was one of these round here...
Nice story of an old chinese bath house owner and his two sons, one mentally challenged and the other from the city... a story of change in the community. ... read more »
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Such an engrossing film
This film is such a rarity - it's one of those films that draws you right inside from the beginning and you never want it to end.
Truly wonderful... read more »
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The healing power of water
Shower is a lovely heartwarming film in spite of the changes that were and are taking place in China. These are reflected in the film when the bathhouse is torn... read more »
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a cheering tale
I watched shower whilst off sick with a fractured spine - miserable, sore and totally fed up. From the first, I was captivated by the pace, character and story... read more »
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Worth a look
Enjoyed this cosy film set in the Beijing hutongs. Interesting what is said and left unsaid with family relationships being the key theme.
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shower
elegant beautiful and fabulous