Wednesday, May 18, 2005

THE YEAR OF THE YAO




Sports documentary

PRINCIPAL CAST MEMBERS
Yao Ming, a 22-year-old 7'5" basketball player
His rookie translator, Chinese-loving 28-year-old American Colin Pine
Shaquille (aka Shaq) O'Neal, the NBA's former tallest player at 7' 1" and 325 lbs

REVIEW
The rookie year of a basketball sensation from China is documented in a straightforward chronological order. Along the way we get to see the contrast in Eastern and Western cultures as Yao works hard at acclimatising to the American way of life. Although centred on sport, the film is more about the human capacity of dealing with adversity.

CLASSIFICATION
for some mild language.

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