The Gua Sha Treatment (2001)
The painless bruise marks on a child from the traditional Chinese guasha/scraping treatment was mistaken by child protection services as evidence of abuse and neglect, stirring clashes and debates on cultral prejudice and false philanthropy.
- Released
- 2001-05-11
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Xiaoping Wang, Xiaolong Zheng, Huo Bingquan
- TMDB rating
- 5.9/10 from 7 votes
Cast
- Tony Leung Ka-fai as Datong Xu
- Jiang Wenli as Jian Ning
- Hollis Huston as John Quilin
- Zhu Xu as Grandfather Xu
- Dennis Zhu as Dennis Xu
- Joe Erker as Benton Davis
- Tamara Tungate as Margaret
- Stephanie Vogt as Mary (Reporter)
- Cat Dawson as Social Worker
- Anthony Mullin as Emcee of awards ceremony
- Kim Marie Austin as Prostitute
- Marshelle Fair as Jenny