Summaries

A filmmaker employs Automatic Writing to discover the story of her great great grandfather, only to find a whole lot of ancestors lining up to have their story told... their own way. Based on the autobiography "The Doctor Comes Home", by So To Ming, who was born during the Boxer Rebellion, was orphaned, kidnapped, taken to America to work on a brothel, and returned to china to become a doctor and start a nursing hospital. and had an interesting relationship with his family.—ann marie fleming

Details

Keywords
  • title directed by female
  • f rated
Genres
  • Biography
Release date Aug 17, 1996
Countries of origin Canada
Language English
Filming locations Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box office

Budget $60000

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 25m
Color Color
Aspect ratio

Synopsis

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