Movie: American Dreams in China

Top 10 Billed Cast

Huang Xiaoming
黄晓明

成冬青

Deng Chao
Deng Chao

孟晓骏

Tong Dawei
佟大为

王阳

Du Juan
Du Juan

苏梅

Tong Lei
佟磊

许文

Liu Tianzuo
刘天佐

牛咏啸

Yang Yi
杨轶

片警

Wang Zhener
Wang Zhener

良琴

Daniel Martin Berkey
Daniel Martin Berkey

Board Executive

Georg Anton
Georg Anton

U.S. Consular Officer

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  • Overview

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

  • Release Date

    2013-05-17

  • Average

    6.782

  • Rating:

    3.4 starts
  • Tagline

    No pain, no gain.

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    普通话English
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