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

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 as himself, focusing on his days in China playing in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). The film is mainly based on Marbury's 2011–12 CBA championship run, when he and the Beijing Ducks bested seven-time champion Guangdong Southern Tigers and brought the city of Beijing its first ever CBA title. Filming began on April 26, 2016 in Beijing's LeSports Center. The film was released in China on 4 August 2017. Marbury won Best New Actor at the 14th China Movie Channel Media Awards. 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 National Basketball Association and subsequent depression, rediscovers himself in the Chinese Basketball Association. He also tries to rebuild the Beijing Ducks' dynasty.

Cast

* Stephon Marbury 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

1996 NBA draft The 1996 NBA draft was the 50th draft in the National Basketball Association (NBA). It was held on June 26, 1996 at Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. In this draft, NBA teams took turns selecting college basketball play ...

, and also grew up in a poor neighborhood. * Baron Davis as Corban Smith, import for the Guangdong team. * Jessica Jung as Yang Chen, Marbury's manager/agent * Wu Chun 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 as Yang Xiya (based on Ji Zhe), new power forward to the Beijing Team via free agency, but he has no interest in playing with the team. *

Sunny Wang Sunny Wang () is a Taiwanese-American actor and model. He was born on November 2, 1982, in New York, New York, United States of Taiwanese origin. He pursued his post-secondary education at New York University, Stern school of business and Tisch ...

as Wang Lielin, Captain of Guangdong team and also the translator for the coach. * Gao Yunxiang as bar owner, he can talk about basketball, but can't play * Vivian Dawson as Zhang Yi, Captain of Beijing Ducks *He Bing as Zheng Alei, Head Coach of Beijing Ducks * Frankie Faison as Marbury's father * Loretta Devine 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

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* * 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