Restless is a 1998 romantic film directed and co-written by Jule Gilfillan, starring Catherine Kellner, David Wu, Chen Shiang-chyi and Geng Le. An American–Chinese co-production, the film was almost entirely shot and filmed in Beijing and follows two Americans who find love in China. It was screened at multiple film festivals in 1998 and 1999 before receiving a limited theatrical release in the United States in 2000 and a DVD release on December 4, 2001. Restless was criticized for its clichéd and undelivered storylines, but praised for its scenery. Plot Leah (Kellner) is a translator who is traveling international cities in search of romance and closure with her estranged boyfriend Jeff. She eventually settles in Beijing, China, where she meets and develops a fixation on Master Sun Zhan (Geng Le), who teaches here a Chinese game called weiqi. When her relationship with Master Sun Zhan takes a turn for the worse, Leah decides to focus on getting revenge on Jeff. Richard (Wu) is a shiftless Chinese-American whose family sends him to Beijing with his grandfather's ashes. Eventually Leah and Richard's paths cross. Cast Catherine Kellner as Leah Quinn, an American expat working for China Daily David Wu as Richard Kao, a second-generation Chinese-American Chen Shiang-chyi as Lin Qingqing Geng Le as Sun Zhan, a weiqi master with the rank of 8 dan Sarita Choudhury as Jane Talwani Josh Lucas as Jeff Hollingsworth, Leah's cheating boyfriend Matthew Faber as Ben Gold Rachel DeWoskin as Monica Chen Jianbin as "Guanxi" Fu Biao as Shen Gang, Lin Qingqing's suitor Hu Xin as Xiaoming, Leah's coworker and friend Elizabeth Sung as Richard's mother Production Co-produced by Celestial Pictures and Beijing Youth Film Studios, Restless was filmed in Beijing at a cost of $3 million. The dialog was shot primarily in English, with approximately 20% spoken in Chinese. Through the film's title and story, producer and co-writer Peter Shiao wanted to "capture something that's unique to [the college] generation ... the need to go on the road and explore yourself, in the process of exploring the world." While the film highlights the cultural differences between America and China, Shiao notes that he was careful not to overly politicize the dialog, wanting to avoid both being seen as too critical of the Chinese government, and of being too politically correct. He wanted the film to "test the viability of the Chinese market". Being co-produced with a