American Dreams in China

American Dreams in China

No pain, no gain.

2013•1h 52m•6.8/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.8/10(121)

Three Chinese friends build a successful English language school to help Chinese teenagers fulfil their dreams.

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Production

Enlight Pictures, China Film Group Corporation

Language

ZH

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Huang Xiaoming

Huang Xiaoming

成冬青

Deng Chao

Deng Chao

孟晓骏

Tong Dawei

Tong Dawei

王阳

Du Juan

Du Juan

苏梅

Tong Lei

Tong Lei

许文

Liu Tianzuo

Liu Tianzuo

牛咏啸

Yang Yi

Yang Yi

警察

Wang Zhener

Wang Zhener

良琴

Zhang Zimu

Zhang Zimu

良琴（6岁）

Daniel Martin Berkey

Daniel Martin Berkey

波诺

Georg Anton

签证官

Allen Enlow

Allen Enlow

新梦想律师

Caitlin Fitzgerald

EES律师

Barbara Malley

餐厅老妇

Claire Quirk

Lucy

Bettina Skye

Bettina Skye

女服务员

Meme Tian Pu-Jun

商界精英

William Yuekun Wu

张曦

Roy Pollack

机场旅客

Wang Zi

Wang Zi

学生

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