
BringingKingtoChinaisthebittersweetstoryofCaitrin,ayoungAmericanteacherinBeijing,whosefailedprotestsagainsttheIraqwardrivehertoproduceaplayinChinaaboutMartinLutherKing,Jr.Earlyinthefilmshemistakenlylearnsthatherfather(thefilmmaker)hasbeenkilledbyasuicidebomberinIraq.Vowingtoshowtheworld'thepositivefaceofAmerica",shesetsouttoraise$200,000,hiresthemostprestigioustheatertroupeinChina,andstagesaplayinChinesewithAfricanAmericangospelsingers.ButhereffortstotranslateDr.King'svisionofglobalpeacetoaChineseaudienceturnrockyinthefaceofculturalobstaclesandsouredrelationships.Intheend,theprotagonistproducesapopularplaybutisforcedtore-definehersuccess,asshelearnsthatlanguageproficiencyalonedoesnotguaranteethattwocultureswillunderstandeachother...WrittenbyMaggieButte
