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Chinese Take-Away

2011
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7.3/10

Release Date

24/03/2011

Popularity

🍅 Rotten Tomatoes
85%
🎬 Internet Movie Database
73%

An Argentine and a Chinese man bound together by a cow that fell from the sky

Roberto Di Cesare regenta una ferretería en Buenos Aires. Es un hombre gruñón y solitario que lleva su negocio con una disciplina casi obsesiva: cuenta los tornillos de cada caja y reclama cuando el proveedor se equivoca. Su rutina no admite sorpresas. Un día aparece en su vida Jun, un hombre de origen chino que no habla español y que se encuentra solo en Argentina. Ha viajado hasta allí para buscar a un tío y apenas tiene datos para localizarlo. Roberto no quiere complicaciones, pero la llegada de ese desconocido le obliga a replantearse su rutina. Sebastián Borensztein dirige esta comedia dramática, protagonizada por Ricardo Darín.

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Facts about Chinese Take-Away

Releases, age ratings, box office, post-credit scenes and more.

Post-credits sceneNone
Recommended ageSuitable for all audiences
Spain releaseMarch 24, 2011
Runtime1 h 33 min
Original LanguageSpanish
CountriesArgentina, Spain
Production companiesPampa Films, Tornasol Media, Aliwood Mediterráneo Producciones
Budget$5.0M
Trailer views673K

More ratings

3.5/5Letterboxd73/100Trakt4.0/4Roger Ebert

Awards for Chinese Take-Away

1total awards
1total nominations
Goya 1 1 nom.

Awards won

  • 2012Goya Award for Best Ibero-American Film · Sebastián Borensztein

Nominations

  • 2012Goya Award for Best Ibero-American Film

Chinese Take-Away Cast

Ricardo Darín
Ricardo DarínRoberto
Ignacio Huang
Ignacio HuangJun
Carolina Hsu
Carolina HsuLi
Muriel Santa Ana
Muriel Santa AnaMari
Iván Romanelli
Iván RomanelliLeonel
Pablo Seijo
Pablo SeijoClient 1
Derli Prada
Derli PradaProvider 1
Joaquín Bouzas
Joaquín BouzasClient 2
Gustavo Comini
Gustavo CominiDump Truck Driver
Yu Sheng Liao
Yu Sheng LiaoChinese Official
Eduardo Jin Lin
Eduardo Jin LinLocal Chinese Cashier
Heng Wang
Heng WangLocal Employee
Vivian El Jaber
Vivian El JaberRosa
Enric Cambray
Enric CambrayRoberto as a Young Man
Javier Pinto
Javier PintoItalian Lover
Pochi Ducasse
Pochi DucasseMrs. Amelia
Liliana Cuomo
Liliana CuomoFlower Seller
Claudio Torres
Claudio TorresRotisserie
Sebastián Codega
Sebastián CodegaPolice Officer
Alejandro Acuña
Alejandro AcuñaTrench Companion
Kevin Schiele
Kevin SchieleEnglish Officer 1
Germán Rodríguez
Germán RodríguezOfficer Digging Well
Tony Fann
Tony FannLuis Delivery
Fernando Liu
Fernando LiuMarcelo Cheng
Hir Chou Chen
Hir Chou ChenMr. Quian
Zhenghui Liu
Zhenghui LiuEmbassy Employee 1
Sebastián Hsu
Sebastián HsuEmbassy Employee 2
Xari Lin
Xari LinChinese Thief 1
Fernando Liao
Fernando LiaoChinese Thief 2
Hung Chen Chang
Hung Chen ChangChinese Peasant 1
Bin Qu
Bin QuChinese Peasant 2
Berta Cubillo
Berta CubilloBiker
José Moledo
José MoledoBarber
Raúl Martínez
Raúl MartínezBarber's Client
Julia Castelló Agulló
Julia Castelló AgullóItalian Lover

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Cast of Chinese Take-Away by the numbers

58average cast age in years
44%women in the cast
24%women in the crew

The youngest in the main cast: Muriel Santa Ana, age 40 at release. The oldest: Joaquín Bouzas, at 79.

Cast ages at release

  • Ricardo Darín54 years old
  • Muriel Santa Ana40 years old
  • Joaquín Bouzas79 years old

Crew

  • AddressSebastián Borensztein
  • WritingSebastián Borensztein
  • MusicLucio Godoy
  • PhotographyRolo Pulpeiro
  • EditingPablo Barbieri Carrera, Fernando Pardo
  • Production designLaura Musso
  • Visual effectsJuan Jose Elias, Alejandro Valente
  • ProductionPablo E. Bossi, Juan Pablo Buscarini, Gerardo Herrero, Axel Kuschevatzky

Trivia about Chinese Take-Away

Chinese Take-Away fue la película no estadounidense más taquillera de Argentina en 2011, dato que recoge la versión inglesa de Wikipedia.
Con un presupuesto estimado de 1,2 millones de dólares, la película recaudó más de 10,9 millones de dólares a nivel global.
La productora Pampa Films denunció a los administradores de YouTube por una publicación de la película que, según sostuvo, se mantuvo nueve meses en la plataforma y acumuló 196.966 visitas.
La película compitió en 2011 en tres festivales internacionales: el Tribeca de Doha, en Catar, el Festival Internazionale di Roma y el de Mannheim Heidelberg, en Alemania.

Sources: Wikipedia (English) · Wikipedia (Spanish)

What it's about Chinese Take-Away

Main theme: human migration

What Chinese Take-Away is called in other countries

It was released in 20 countries, each in its own language.

  • SpainUn cuento chino
  • FranceEl Chino
  • GermanyChinese zum mitnehmen
  • ItalyCosa Piove dal Cielo ?
  • BrazilUm Conto Chinês
  • PortugalUm Conto Chinês
  • South Korea로베르토의 특별한 일주일
  • China一丝偶然
  • RussiaКитайская сказка
  • United StatesChinese Take-Out
  • BulgariaКитайска приказка
  • CanadaUn chinois tombé du ciel!
See the remaining 8 countries
  • GreeceΗ Αγελάδα Που Έπεσε Από Τον Ουρανό
  • Hong Kong一絲偶然
  • HungaryKínai, elvitelre
  • Israelסיני בטייק אוויי
  • PolandChińczyk na wynos
  • Taiwan一絲偶然
  • TurkeyZoraki Misafir
  • UkraineКитайська казка

Where it was filmed Chinese Take-Away

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Original music by Lucio Godoy

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