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Shower

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"Shower" is a heartwarming story that examines the current state of Chinese culture where cherished traditions are being abandoned by the modern world. A young, wealthy businessman's icy attitude toward his working-class background is about to thaw as he is forced to reconnect with his elderly father and mentally challenged younger brother, who together run a public bathhouse.

Critics Reviews

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 01/01/2000
3/4
Shower is about everyday people, and although it has some contrived plot devices (including the looming deadline of the city's threat to the bathhouse), it is warm and observant, and its ending is surprisingly true to the material. Go to Full Review Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com 01/09/2007
3/4
While the film is unabashedly sentimental, Zhang doesn't feel the need to bash the audience over the head with melodramatic tactics. Go to Full Review MaryAnn Johanson Flick Filosopher 12/30/2006
[A] bittersweet exploration of the inexorable slide from past to future traditional cultures face as the entire world becomes Westernized. Go to Full Review Frank Swietek One Guy's Opinion 07/24/2006
B
Film Threat 01/09/2006
4/5
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 07/06/2005
3/5
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Audience Reviews

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Stephen C @bob25009 Oct 10 Success in 1 hour and 35 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated PG-13 for Nudity and Language!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $1,200,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dubbed and subtitled in worldwide studios!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more 臬† † @RT71767206 03/09/2024 非常感動 這就是生活的藝術 真正的藝術！ See more JP h @JohnnyHardboiled 03/31/2020 Simple theme, yet complex, of family and people b4 money and modernity. Beautiful slice of life. You actually get the whole pie! See more 10/05/2012 A public bath becomes a venue for exploration of family and friendships. Very sentimental but done in a nice subtle manner. Worth taking a look. See more 07/29/2012 Filled with the inevitable quirky characters, this is an unpretentious film. A dignity is lent to the film by its resigned acceptance of the inevitability of fate. It leaves an ache in heart, as the film, like Da Ming and the patrons of the bathhouse, quietly mourns the passing of the old and irreplaceable. See more 04/24/2012 This film is truly amazing. It looks very, very strange by the cover. It is an EXCELLENT look at family relationships and how culture and traditions change. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Yang Zhang

Director

Zhu Xu

Master Liu

Pu Quanxin

Da Ming

Wu Jiang

Er Ming

Li Ding

Actor

Feng Shun

Lao Wu

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Shower

Shower (1999) Pu Cun Xin as Da Ming. Zhu Xu as Master Liu. Scene from shower. Pu Cun Xin as Da Ming. (Left to right) He Zheng as He Bing, Lao Lin as Li Ding, and Lao Wu as Feng Shun. (Left to right) Pu Cun Xin as Da Ming, Zhu Xu as Master Liu, and Jiang Wu as Er Ming. View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis "Shower" is a heartwarming story that examines the current state of Chinese culture where cherished traditions are being abandoned by the modern world. A young, wealthy businessman's icy attitude toward his working-class background is about to thaw as he is forced to reconnect with his elderly father and mentally challenged younger brother, who together run a public bathhouse.
Director
Yang Zhang
Producer
Peter Loehr
Screenwriter
Yang Zhang, Yang Zhang, Liu Fen Dou, Yinan Dao, Shangjun Cai, Xin Huo
Distributor
Sony Pictures Television, Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co
Imar Film, Xi'an Film Studio
Rating
PG-13 (Nudity|Language)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Chinese
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 14, 1999, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.2M
Runtime
1h 35m
Sound Mix
Surround