Pushing Hands

IMDb link: 0105652
IMDb rating: 7.2 (5,300 votes)
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Director: Ang Lee
Cast: Sihung Lung, Deb Snyder, Lai Wang, Bozhao Wang and others

Release date: 7 Dec 1991
Release year: 1991
Runtime: 105 minutes
Country: Taiwan, United States
Keywords: reference to the maoist red guard, american, tai chi, boy, chinese restaurant, ancestry, cultural difference, new york city, manhattan new york city, chinatown manhattan new york city

Plot:

Master Chu, a retired Chinese Tai-Chi master, moves to Westchester, New York to live with his son Alex, his American daughter-in-law Martha, and their son Jeremy. However, Martha's second novel is suffering from severe writers' block brought on by Chu's presence in the house. Alex must struggle to keep his family together as he battles an inner conflict between cultural tradition and his modern American lifestlye.

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