Be There or Be Square
7.2
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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Part of Feng Xiaogang's Trilogy of New Year's Comedies
3 films
Cast
4 people
Feng Xiaogang Director · Xiao Yang Gu Writer Zhao Fei Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $5.9M · First release December 25, 1998 · Produced in China
Box office
Worldwide gross
$5,899,580
Production
Beijing Film Studio
Production
Beijing Forbidden City Film
Production
China
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Languages
Original title
不见不散
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese · English
Release dates
China · December 25, 1998
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
China
October 1, 1999 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
December 15, 2013 · Physical · Blu-ray
February 1, 2021 · Digital · YOUKU
Italy
April 1, 1999 · Premiere · Udine Far East Film Festival
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