Nai Nai

Nov 10, 2018

0h 20m

★ 0.0

The other "Nai Nai" short documentary that isn't Oscar-Nominated.

Overview

Nai Nai follows the story of a Chinese immigrant grandmother, Chu-Ming Wu. Known as “Nai Nai,” Chu-Ming has always been a woman of control. But her grasp of reality and the control of her own mind is slipping away. Told through the lens of her grandson, the film focuses on the joyful, heartbreaking and intimate moments in the last chapters of her life.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Apollonian Films

Method M Films

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Cast

No Cast found.

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Nai Nai

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