Family Ties
2001, Chinese. Directed by Kiefer Liu.
Set in modern-day Shanghai, the film follows Lu Min (played by Xiao Bo), a high school student facing the pressure of the college entrance exam. Without a privileged background, his hopes for a better future rest entirely on getting into a top university. His mother, Fangfang (played by Song Dandan), is a thrifty housewife obsessed with winning prizes from TV quiz shows—nearly every appliance in their home comes from her efforts. His father, Dayi (played by Fu Biao), struggles to find stable work after being laid off, failing one re-employment program after another. After briefly landing a job as a bar companion, he ends up in the hospital due to poor alcohol tolerance. Each member of the family is caught in their own test of life, navigating hardship with resilience, like countless ordinary families striving to hold on.
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- Chinese
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- Released
- 1 January 2001
- Original title
- 考试一家亲
- Country
- China
- Written by
- Kiefer Liu
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Family Ties isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 2001. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like Family Ties?
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Who directed Family Ties?
Family Ties (2001) was directed by Kiefer Liu and stars Song Dandan, Fu Biao, Wang Rugang.