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Go Back to China

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A spoiled rich girl is sent to work for her family's toy business in China after she is cut off by her father for blowing through most of her trust fund.
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Critics Consensus

Uneven but entertaining, Go Back to China puts a refreshing cross-cultural spin on the traditional coming-of-age story arc.

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Kimber Myers Los Angeles Times 03/09/2020
Not every note rings true, but this breezy pop song of a movie is mostly fun while it lasts. Go to Full Review
Catey Sullivan Chicago Reader 03/06/2020
It's all formulaic, but within that formula, [Emily] Ting crafts a story that is genuinely moving. Go to Full Review
Teo Bugbee New York Times 03/05/2020
By the time the film gets around to showing what a character has felt, they have already told the audience twice - and most likely another character has explained as well, just in case anyone missed the memo. Go to Full Review
Ryan McQuade InSession Film 04/04/2024
The lead performance from Anna Akana is impeccable and you can truly see that a star is being born in front of your eyes. Go to Full Review
Christopher Bourne ScreenAnarchy 09/26/2021
An endearing, brightly colored, and deceptively light film that turns sour racist lemons into sweet cinematic lemonade. Go to Full Review
Bianca Garner Next Best Picture 05/05/2021
7/10
A funny and well-written script that's packed full of laughs. Anna Akana and Richard Ng are perfectly cast. Go to Full Review
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Wei 02/22/2024 I really don't understand what mindset the director is in to create a film that smears China, devoid of any Chinese culture. It seems like a garbage movie made solely to tarnish Chinese families and mock the father-daughter relationship. See more K P 02/28/2023 I really enjoyed this movie. It may have it's flaws, but I think it really has its heart in the right place and I appreciated the acting efforts of everyone in the film. I learned a lot by watching it and would definitely recommend it as much better than a lot of films! See more H0kv5 . 11/16/2021 Wow there was more to this movie than just the family drama itself, i am glad i got to see this movie, it was a full pack for me, so there's like a ton of lesson to be learnt here and there was a lot of inspiring traits and personally I'd recommend this movie to anyone who's having a second thought on actually seeing this movie, like i said it really literally got me there. See more 12/16/2020 I watched this film with my friends in China. I lived in Shenzhen for over five years, and I would say it is not an underdeveloped place like what the movie shows. A slightly literate person would know it is one of the most bustling cities in the world. Also, a scene I saw in the movie when a woman kneeling on the ground to fasten for a man, I have never seen that happened in China before. This movie is full of stereotypes of China. Is it because the director doesn't know China that much or he just simply loves to smear China. See more 11/30/2020 Pride and Prejudice,Inconsistent with reality See more 11/28/2020 The Americans always find the ugliest face to play a Chinese. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A spoiled rich girl is sent to work for her family's toy business in China after she is cut off by her father for blowing through most of her trust fund.
Director
Emily Ting
Producer
Sophia Shek, Frederick Thornton, Emily Ting
Screenwriter
Emily Ting
Distributor
Gravitas Ventures
Production Co
Unbound Feet Productions
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 6, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 4, 2020
Runtime
1h 35m
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