The Gua Sha Treatment (2001)
1h 45m
Running Time
May 11, 2001Release Date
The Gua Sha Treatment (2001)
1h 45m
Running Time
May 11, 2001Release Date
Plot.
The painless bruise marks on a child from the traditional Chinese guasha/scraping treatment was mistaken by child protection services as evidence of abuse and neglect, stirring clashes and debates on cultral prejudice and false philanthropy.
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Cast & Crew.
Tony Leung Ka-fai
Datong Xu
Hollis Huston
John Quilin
Jiang Wenli
Jian Ning
Dennis Zhu
Dennis Xu
Zhu Xu
Father
Joe Erker
Benton Davis
Xiaolong Zheng
Director
Tamara Tungate
Margaret
Huo Bingquan
Writer
Mark Byers
Writer
Stephanie Vogt
Mary (Reporter)
Cat Dawson
Social Worker
Anthony Mullin
Emcee of awards ceremony
Xiaoping Wang
Writer
Kim Marie Austin
Prostitute
Marshelle Fair
Jenny
Susan L. Fry
Party guest / passenger waiting for plane
Mike Ketcher
Starsky
Jo Mei
Prostitute
Dave Schuetz
Awards Guest
Shawn Tucker
Protester
Elliot Book
Police Officer (uncredited)
Arthur Wong
Director of Photography
Media.
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The Gua Sha Treatment (Chinese: 刮痧; pinyin: guā shā) is a Chinese movie directed by Zheng Xiaolong released in 2001 starring Tony Leung Ka-Fai, Zhu Xu, and Jiang Wenli. It is a story about cultural conflicts experienced by a Chinese family in the United States. Misunderstanding caused by traditional Chinese medicine threatens to separate a family - will this family overcome conflict between eastern and Western cultures?