Xi zao

Apr 6 2000 PG-13 1h 32m
Comedy, Drama

An aged father and his younger, mentally challenged son have been working hard every day to keep the bathhouse running for a motley group of regular customers. When his elder son, who left years ago to seek his fortune in the southern city of Shenzhen, abruptly returns one day, it once again puts under stress the long-broken father-son ties. Presented as a light-hearted comedy, Shower explores the value of family, friendship, and tradition.

Plot

Shenzhen businessman, Da Ming, goes home to Beijing when he thinks his father has died. He finds his father hard at work at the family's bathhouse (the false message was a ruse of Da's mentally-handicapped, exuberant brother, Er Ming, to get Da home). Da stays a couple days, observing his father being social director, marriage counselor, and dispute mediator for his customers and a boon companion to Er. Da is caught between worlds: the decaying district of his childhood and the booming south where he now lives with a wife who's not met his family. When Da realizes his father's health is failing and the district is slated for razing, he must take stock of family and future.

Written by

Yang Zhang, Fendou Liu, Xin Huo

Directed by

Yang Zhang

Production Countries

China

Production Companies

Imar Film Co., Ltd.

Languages

Español, English

Awards

17 wins & 10 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
4,339
Average Rating
7.5 out of 10
Metascore
74
Popularity
NA