A Thousand Years of Good Prayers
2007, English. Directed by Wayne Wang.
The film follows Mr. Shi, a retired widower from Beijing. When his only daughter, Yilan, who lives in Spokane, Washington and works as a librarian, gets divorced, he decides to visit her to help her heal. However, Yilan is not interested. She tries keeping an emotional distance but when this finally fails she begins physically avoiding her father. He confronts her about an affair with a married Russian man and she, in turn, lets loose about all the gossip she'd heard as a young girl about his alleged affair with a female colleague back in China.
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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A Thousand Years of Good Prayers is streaming on Amazon Prime Video and Magnolia Selects in India.
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Cast & crew
- Wayne WangDirector
- Henry OMr. Shi
- Yu FeihongYilan
- Vida GhahremaniMadame
- Pasha D. LychnikoffBoris
- Jared WagnerAirport Greeter
- Megan AlbertusForensics Girl
- Wes DeitrickAntique Owner
- Ryan SansonPlane Passenger
- Patrick TreadwayHomeless Man
- Angela Dierdorff PetroMaggie
- Tracy SchornickTroy
- Erick HollenbaughElder Reilly
Details
- Released
- 25 September 2007
- Country
- United States of America
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A Thousand Years of Good Prayers runs 83 minutes (1h 23m).
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Which OTT platform is A Thousand Years of Good Prayers on?
A Thousand Years of Good Prayers is streaming on Amazon Prime Video and Magnolia Selects in India. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like A Thousand Years of Good Prayers?
If you liked A Thousand Years of Good Prayers, try The Joy Luck Club, Black or White, I'll Be Home for Christmas.
Who directed A Thousand Years of Good Prayers?
A Thousand Years of Good Prayers (2007) was directed by Wayne Wang and stars Henry O, Yu Feihong, Vida Ghahremani.