Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes87%
Metacritic74/100
76 audience votes
Key crew
- Xin HuoScreenplay
- Cai ShangjunScreenplay
- Diao YinanScreenplay
- Liu FendouScreenplay
- Zhang YangDirector
- Zhang YangScreenplay
Cast
- Zhu Xu'Old' Liu
- Pu CunxinLiu Daming
- Jiang WuLiu Erming
- Li DingLao Lin
- Feng ShunLao Wu
- He BingHe Zheng
- Du PengMiao Zhuang
- Sui YongqingWang Fang
- Hu BeibeiZhang Jinhao
- Jin ZhaoStreet Director
- Yang ZichunOld Bather
- Fang ZhengCreditor
Stills
Themes
mentally disabledhusband wife relationshipbusinessmanwifebath housemarriage crisistraditionshowermodernitymodern societybeijing, chinaopera singer