Though it may not be as profound as its pacing would suggest, A Thousand Years of Good Prayers delicately examines familial issues in an earnest fashion.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Wayne Wang -
Producer -
Yukie Kito , Rich Cowan , Wayne Wang -
Screenwriter -
Yiyun Lee -
Distributor -
Magnolia Pictures -
Production Co -
North by Northwest Entertainment , Entertainment Farm (EF) , Boram Entertainment -
Genre -
Drama , Romance -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Sep 19, 2008, Limited -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Nov 27, 2013 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$76.1K -
Runtime -
1h 23m