''My Other Home'', also known as ''Another Shot'', is a 2017 Chinese-American

sports Sport pertains to any form of competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to spectators. Sports can, th ...

biographical film A biographical film or biopic () is a film that dramatizes the life of a non-fictional or historically-based person or people. Such films show the life of a historical person and the central character's real name is used. They differ from docudra ...

directed by Larry Yang and produced by

Huang Jianxin Huang Jianxin (born 14 June 1954) is a Chinese filmmaker. He also writes film scripts under the pen name Huang Xin. He is normally considered part of the fifth generation of Chinese filmmakers (a group that includes Chen Kaige, Zhang Yimou and Ti ...

, starring American basketball player

Stephon Marbury Stephon Xavier Marbury (born February 20, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player and current head coach in the Chinese Basketball Association. After his freshman year with the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, he was selected as th ...

as himself, focusing on his days in China playing in the

Chinese Basketball Association The Chinese Basketball Association (), often abbreviated as the CBA, is the first-tier professional men's basketball league in China. The league is commonly known by fans as the CBA, and this acronym is even used in Chinese on a regular basis ...

(CBA). The film is mainly based on Marbury's 2011–12 CBA championship run, when he and the

Beijing Ducks The Beijing Shougang Ducks (''simplified Chinese'': 北京首钢鸭俱乐部篮球队), also known as Beijing Shougang or Beijing Ducks, are a professional basketball team based in Beijing, China, which plays in the North Division of the Chi ...

bested seven-time champion

Guangdong Southern Tigers Guangdong Hongyuan Southern Tigers () or Guangdong Southern Tigers, also known as Guangdong Dongguan Bank () for sponsorship reasons, are a Chinese professional basketball team owned by the Guangdong Winnerway (Hongyuan) Group. The team is one o ...

and brought the city of

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its first ever CBA title. Filming began on April 26, 2016 in

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. The film was released in China on 4 August 2017. Marbury won Best New Actor at the 14th

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. The film is generally well-received by viewers but flopped at the Chinese box office, with a domestic gross total of only ¥8.9 million.

Plot

Stephon Marbury, after his fall from grace in the

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and subsequent depression, rediscovers himself in the

. He also tries to rebuild the Beijing Ducks' dynasty.

Cast

as himself *

Allen Iverson Allen Ezail Iverson (; born June 7, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "the Answer", he played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) at both the shooting guard and point guard positions. Iver ...

as Marbury's friend who was also drafted in the

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, and also grew up in a poor neighborhood. *

Baron Davis Baron Walter Louis Davis (born April 13, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player who is a studio analyst for the ''NBA on TNT''. He was a two-time NBA All-Star, made the All-NBA Third Team in 2004, and twice led the NBA in s ...

as Corban Smith, import for the Guangdong team. *

Jessica Jung Jessica Jung (born Jessica Sooyoun Jung; April 18, 1989), also known by the mononym Jessica, is a South Korean-American singer, songwriter, actress, author, fashion designer and businesswoman known for her work as a former member of South Kor ...

as Yang Chen, Marbury's manager/agent *

Wu Chun Wu Chun ( zh, t=吳尊; born Goh Kiat Chun, Joseph Wu on 10 October 1979) is a Bruneian actor, singer, and model. He was a member of Fahrenheit, a Taiwanese Mandopop vocal quartet boy band, from its debut in 2005 to June 2011, singing bass. Wu ...

as Li Nan, Chinese scout that offered Marbury the Chinese contract and translated for both him and Yang Chen, as her Chinese is basic. He has to give up playing sports due to heart problems. *

Godfrey Gao Godfrey Gao (; 22 September 1984 – 27 November 2019) was a Taiwanese-Canadian model and actor. Described as Asia's first male supermodel, Gao was the first male Asian model to appear in a campaign for Louis Vuitton. As an actor, he was known f ...

as Yang Xiya (based on

Ji Zhe Ji Zhe (; 14 October 1986 – 5 December 2019) was a Chinese professional basketball player for the Beijing Ducks of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). Playing the position of power forward for the Ducks, he won three CBA championships a ...

), new power forward to the Beijing Team via free agency, but he has no interest in playing with the team. * Sunny Wang as Wang Lielin, Captain of Guangdong team and also the translator for the coach. *

Gao Yunxiang Gao Yunxiang (; born 15 August 1982),also known as Gavin Gao, is a Chinese actor best known for his roles as Yang Rui and Zhai Li in the television series ''Goddess of Mercy'' (2011) and ''Legend of Mi Yue'' (2015) respectively. Early life an ...

as bar owner, he can talk about basketball, but can't play *

Vivian Dawson Vivian Dawson (born July 18, 1984), better known by his stage name Jinrong (), is a New Zealand actor and model. Life and career Dawson was born in Canada on July 18, 1984 and grew up in New Zealand. His father is a New Zealander, while his m ...

as Zhang Yi, Captain of Beijing Ducks *He Bing as Zheng Alei, Head Coach of

Frankie Faison Frankie Russel Faison (born June 10, 1949) is an American actor known for his role as Deputy Commissioner, and, later, Commissioner, Ervin Burrell in the HBO series ''The Wire'', as Barney Matthews in the ''Hannibal Lecter'' franchise, and as Suga ...

as Marbury's father *

Loretta Devine Loretta Devine (born August 21, 1949) is an American actress, singer and voice actor. She is known for numerous roles across stage and screen. Her most high profile roles include Lorrell Robinson in the original Broadway production of ''Dreamgir ...

as Marbury's mother *Wang Qingxiang as Zheng Zhishang, father of Zheng Alei, and former championship-winning head coach of Beijing Team. *Antwann Cosey as Richardson, another import for Beijing Ducks *Andrew Manning as high school Marbury

References

External links

* * Chinese basketball films Chinese biographical films Chinese multilingual films American multilingual films Films set in Beijing Films shot in Beijing 2017 films American biographical films 2010s biographical films Films directed by Larry Yang Biographical films about sportspeople Cultural depictions of basketball players 2010s American films {{China-film-stub