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Watching TV With the Red Chinese

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Three Chinese students in 1980 New York become captivated by American culture, but violence and infidelity plunge them into a state of confusion and fear.

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Critics Reviews

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V.A. Musetto New York Post 01/20/2012
0.5/4
Dotan takes this iffy story and makes it nearly unwatchable by jumping back and forth in time, using screens within screens and bouncing between color and black-and-white. Go to Full Review Daniel M. Gold New York Times 01/19/2012
3/5
The film nicely captures the grad-student vibe: beer-fueled bull sessions about science, religion, probability and destiny; fragile, self-absorbed egos preening even as confidence wavers. Go to Full Review Joe Neumaier New York Daily News 01/19/2012
3/5
This quirky indie has an off-kilter, shaggy appeal and a filling story. Go to Full Review Sara Maria Vizcarrondo Boxoffice Magazine 01/29/2012
3/5
Less a story loosely bound by cause and effect than a kind of scrapbook of memories, all of which convey the concerns of being super smart and mostly confused in a culturally mixed Manhattan, circa 1980. Go to Full Review Kam Williams AALBC.com 01/21/2012
3/4
A cautionary tale of innocence lost, delivering a prophetic message with the benefit of 20/20 hindsight that a generation ago America might have already been 'a culture in decay.' Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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02/23/2012 Ever want to see a movie or read a book and can't find it. Well this one is it for me. I can't wait to see this film, I just cant find it, its not online, in the theatre, at any festivals, or video stores, and the book is so old i can't find a copy either. when will I see this film, or find this book so I can actually write a review, something about the trailers i saw, or this film just makes me want to see it. The one time I am not in New York, that's the only place it seems you can see it. If anybody's got a private jet and wants to see it drop me a line, Im on the west coast though. See more Read all reviews
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Shimon Dotan

Director

Ryan O'Nan

Dexter

Gillian Jacobs

Suzanne

Leonardo Nam

Chen

James Chen

Tzu

Keong Sim

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Watching TV With the Red Chinese

Gillian Jacobs as Suzanne and Ryan O'Nan as Dexter in "Watching TV with the Red Chinese." Gillian Jacobs as Suzanne and Ryan O'Nan as Dexter in "Watching TV with the Red Chinese." Ryan O'Nan (center) as Dexter in "Watching TV with the Red Chinese." Watching TV With the Red Chinese (2012) Watching TV With the Red Chinese (2012) View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis Three Chinese students in 1980 New York become captivated by American culture, but violence and infidelity plunge them into a state of confusion and fear.
Director
Shimon Dotan
Producer
Shimon Dotan, Netaya Anbar, Sameer Butt
Screenwriter
Shimon Dotan, Netaya Anbar
Distributor
Roam Films
Production Co
Blue Water Productions
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 20, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 9, 2021
Runtime
1h 45m