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Be There or Be Square
1998•1h 43m•7.2/10
ComedyRomance

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7.2/10(32)

The story of two Chinese immigrants' struggles in America. Yuan Liu has lived in LA for years. He has no stable job, no family and lives in a wagon. He seems content with his life until the day he meets Qing Li, a woman with the big "American dream".

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Production

Beijing Film Studio, Beijing Forbidden City Film, Beijing Forbidden City Film Co., Ltd.

Language

ZH

Status

Released

Release Date

Available in Your Library

Cast

Ge You

Ge You

Liu Yuan

Xu Fan

Xu Fan

Li Qing

Bobby C. King

Bobby C. King

Masked robber

Feng Xiaogang

Feng Xiaogang

Cameo

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