A Chinese academic awarded special visa status to study in the U.S. Examining the origins of the universe, the student dreams of winning the Nobel Prize for his dark matter theory. But when his aspirations are thwarted by campus politics, tragedy follows.
Production Saltmill; Myriad Pictures;
Cast Names Dan Christensen; Jeshua De Horta; Bill Gillane; Dale Thomas; Kai Wong; Pam Eichner; Krystal King; Tisha Vaculin; Meryl Streep; Ye Liu; Peng Chi; Aidan Quinn; Blair Brown; Yonggui Wang; Lei Tsao; Jing Shan; He Yu; Bo Li; Boris McGiver; Bill Irwin; Hui Zhang; Taylor Schilling; Joe Grifasi; Rob Campbell; Jodi Russell; Erick Avari; Lloyd Suh; Qian Ye; John Rothman; Ying Hiong;
Box Office USD 30,041
Release Date 2007-01-23 (Sundance Film Festival) 2007-03-31 (AFI Dallas Film Festival) 2007-04-15 (Sarasota Film Festival) 2007-07-26 (Asian-American International Film Festival) 2007-10-11 (Woodstock Film Festival) 2008-04-11 (limited) 2009-04-14 (DVD premiere)
Genres Drama;
MPAA Rating [?] Rated R for a scene of violence, brief sexual content and
language.