Synopsis
An aging Chinese mother suffering from empty nest syndrome gets another chance at motherhood when one of her dumplings springs to life as a lively, giggly dumpling boy.
Movie Information
- Director
- Domee Shi
- Writers
- Domee Shi
- Release Year
- 2018
- Runtime
- 8 minutes
- Genre
- Animation, Family, Fantasy, Drama, Comedy
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 7.5 / 10 (1,338 votes)
Top Cast
Daniel Kailin
TV Son (voice)
Sindy Lau
Mom (voice)
Sharmaine Yeoh
(voice)
Tim Zhang
Dad (voice)
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