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Original title: Year of the Yao, The
Release Date
• USA: Apr 15, 2005
Official Website:
The Year of the Yao Website
MPAA Rating
Rated PG for some mild language.
Running Time
1 hour, 28 minutes
Country USA, China
Studio Fine Line Features
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Other Titles
• The Year of the Yao (2004)
• Yao Ming Movie
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Genre: Documentary
Tagline: From China to the NBA. From hero to underdog. The phenomenal journey of Yeo Ming.
Plot: This documentary tells a unique story of Eastern and Western cultures merging within the world of professional basketball. Yao Ming, the seven-feet-six-inches-tall athlete who is a star in his native China, was the first pick of the Houston Rockets for the 2002-2003 NBA draft. Feeling pressure from his Chinese audience to succeed in the US, while simultaneously facing the scrutiny of the American basketball establishment, Yao meets significant challenges during his first year in the NBA. Narrated by Yao's 28-year-old interpreter, Colin Pine, the film shows how Yao and Colin navigate the turbulent ups and downs of American-style celebrity. Meanwhile, Colin also struggles with the complexity of translating NBA terminology into Mandarin Chinese. Despite frustrating setbacks and missteps, both Yao and Colin handle their new environments with aplomb and humor. Learning as they go, both become highly competent at what they do, finding ways to help each other. As a result, THE YEAR OF THE YAO is not only about basketball, it is also about the strong friendship that develops between these two strangers from totally different corners of the world.
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| James D. Stern
All the Rage, Michael Jordan to the Max, The Battleground |
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