Directed by:
Shi-Zheng ChenScreenplay:
Billy ShebarCinematography:
Oliver BokelbergComposer:
Van Dyke ParksCast:
Meryl Streep, Ye Liu, Aidan Quinn, Blair Brown, Erick Avari, Rob Campbell, Joe Grifasi, Jodi Russell, Boris McGiver, Taylor Schilling, Bill Irwin, Yonggui WangPlots(1)
Liu Xing (Liu Ye) is a humble but brilliant Chinese student who arrives at Valley State University and makes a bumpy transition into American life with the help and support of wealthy university patron, Joanna Silver (Meryl Streep). Before long, Xing joins a select cosmology group under the direction of his hero, the famous cosmologist Professor Jacob Reiser (Aidan Quinn). The group is working to create a model of the origins of the universe and Xing's enormous talent leads him quickly to become Reiser's protégé. But when Xing's obsession with the study of dark matter challenges Prof. Reiser's work, Xing finds his bright future in science shattered. Unable to bear the indignation, Xing returns to campus with a loaded gun... (High Fliers Films)
(more)Cast
Meryl Streep
USA
Best movies:
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Ye Liu
China
Best movies:
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Aidan Quinn
USA
Best movies:
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Blair Brown
USA
Best movies:
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Erick Avari
India
Best movies:
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Rob Campbell
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Joe Grifasi
USA
Best movies:
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Jodi Russell
USA
Best movies:
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Boris McGiver
USA
Best movies:
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Taylor Schilling
USA
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Bill Irwin
USA
Best movies:
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Yonggui Wang
Best movies:
Dark Matter (2007)