Pushing Hands

1995 • 105 minutes

About this movie

Having just moved from Beijing, elderly tai chi master Mr. Chu struggles to adjust to life in New York, living with his Americanized son. Chu immediately butts heads with his put-upon white daughter-in-law, a writer who seems to blame him for her own paralyzing inability to focus. But when Chu begins teaching tai chi at a local school, his desire to make a meaningful connection comes to fruition in the most unexpected of ways. The debut film of director Ang Lee, in a new 2K restoration.