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The feature film debut of renowned opera and theater director Chen Shi-Zheng, Dark Matter delves into the world of Liu Xing (Chinese for Shooting Star), a Chinese science student pursuing a Ph.D. in the United States in the early 1990s. Driven by ambition, yet unable to navigate academic politics, Liu Xing is inexorably pushed to the margins of American life, until he loses his way.
Original Release
04/11/2008
US Release
04/11/2008
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ye Liu | Liu Xing |
| Aidan Quinn | Jacob Reiser |
| Meryl Streep | Joanna Silver |
| Peng Chi | Mama |
| Yonggui Wang | Baba |
| Blair Brown | Hildy |
| Lei Tsao | Zhang Ming |
| Jing Shan | Wang Ying |
| He Yu | Old Wu |
| Boris McGiver | Reverend Hollings |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ye Liu | Liu Xing |
| Aidan Quinn | Jacob Reiser |
| Meryl Streep | Joanna Silver |
| Peng Chi | Mama |
| Yonggui Wang | Baba |
| Blair Brown | Hildy |
| Lei Tsao | Zhang Ming |
| Jing Shan | Wang Ying |
| He Yu | Old Wu |
| Boris McGiver | Reverend Hollings |
| Bill Irwin | Hal Silver |
| Hui Zhang | Monkey King |
| Taylor Schilling | Jackie |
| Joe Grifasi | Professor Colby |
| Rob Campbell | Gary Small |
| Jodi Russell | Claire Reiser |
| Erick Avari | Professor R.K. Gazda / Professor Gazda |
| Lloyd Suh | Laurence Feng |
| Qian Ye | Cindy Feng |
| John Rothman | Rene |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Linda Sophie Chiu | Executive Producer |
| Kirk D'Amico | Executive Producer |
| Andrea Miller | Producer |
| Jeff T. Miller | Producer |
| Mary Salter | Producer |
| Janet Yang | Producer |
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