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Bao( 2018)

TV-MAAnimationFamilyFantasy
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Overview

An aging Chinese mother suffering from empty nest syndrome gets another chance at motherhood when one of her dumplings springs to life as a lively, giggly dumpling boy.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Daniel Kailin

      TV Son (voice)

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      Sindy Lau

      Mom (voice)

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      Sharmaine Yeoh

      (voice)

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      Tim Zhang

      Dad (voice)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Jul 27 2025
    I thought there was a little bit of a culinary “Tom Thumb” to this as a couple pining for a child get their wish when one of their freshly steamed dumplings springs to life. It’s a lively, curious and mischievous little wrap that gets itself into all sorts of scrapes as it becomes used to human society. Thing is, though, as it becomes older and more confident, it wants to get friends of it’s own - maybe even get a girlfriend? Just how might how the doting mother cope when she is no longer the only apple in it’s eye? I have to say this is probably the best solution for dealing with recalcitrance...

    Media

    Videos 1Backdrops 11Posters 25

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • cooking
    • cartoon
    • coming of age
    • chinese
    • woman director
    • mother son relationship
    • dumpling
    • short film
    • empty nest
    • chinese cuisine