The Gua Sha Treatment

The Gua Sha Treatment (2001)

刮痧

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.

Date of release
2001-05-11
TMDB
5.9 / 10 (7)
Runtime
1h 45m
Genres
Drama
Director
Xiaolong Zheng

Casting

Interesting facts

The Gua Sha Treatment is a 2001 Chinese drama film directed by Zheng Xiaolong and starring Tony Leung Ka-Fai, Zhu Xu, and Jiang Wenli. The film is a story about cultural conflicts experienced by a Chinese family in the United States. It focuses on a misunderstanding caused by traditional Chinese medicine, which leads to the threat of separating a family.

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