Shower
About Shower
An aged father and his younger, mentally challenged son have been working hard every day to keep the bathhouse running for a motley group of regular customers. When his elder son, who left years ago to seek his fortune in the southern city of Shenzhen, abruptly returns one day, it once again puts under stress the long-broken father-son ties.
Shower is a 1999 comedy film directed by Zhang Yang. The film is filed under marriage crisis, businessman, wife, and mentally disabled.
Zhu Xu appears as 'Old' Liu, Pu Cunxin as Liu Daming, Jiang Wu as Liu Erming, and Li Ding as Lao Lin. Released in September 1999, it runs 92 minutes.
The screenplay is by Cai Shangjun and Diao Yinan.
Gone Girl, Revolutionary Road, and In the Mood for Love make useful companions to Shower, all filed under husband wife relationship. TMDB voters put it at 6.9 out of 10 across 77 votes and it carries a PG-13 rating.