The Year of the Yao
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The Year of the Yao is a documentary film that follows Chinese basketball star Yao Ming’s challenging rookie season in the NBA and his evolving relationship with his interpreter.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Year of the Yao canonical | 2 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
documentary film
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sports documentary film ⓘ |
| about |
Yao Ming’s transition from Chinese Basketball Association to NBA
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friendship between Yao Ming and Colin Pine ⓘ media attention surrounding Yao Ming’s rookie season ⓘ |
| basedOn | real events from Yao Ming’s first NBA season ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
China
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| depicts | Houston Rockets 2002–03 NBA season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director |
Adam Del Deo
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James D. Stern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Fine Line Features NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| features |
Houston Rockets team members
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National Basketball Association games ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Yao Ming’s cultural adjustment to life in the United States
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the relationship between Yao Ming and his interpreter Colin Pine ⓘ |
| follows | Yao Ming’s rookie season in the NBA ⓘ |
| genre |
basketball film
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documentary ⓘ sports film ⓘ |
| hasOriginalLanguage |
English
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Mandarin Chinese ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
Houston
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various NBA cities in the United States ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
basketball
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cross‑cultural communication ⓘ sports celebrity ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Year of the Yao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Mandarin Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Colin Pine
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Houston Rockets NERFINISHED ⓘ National Basketball Association NERFINISHED ⓘ Yao Ming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrator | Narrator ⓘ |
| producer |
Adam Del Deo
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Bill Horberg NERFINISHED ⓘ James D. Stern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2004 ⓘ |
| releaseEvent | premiere at a film festival in 2004 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 88 minutes ⓘ |
| starring |
Colin Pine
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Yao Ming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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