Movie: The Chinese Wall

Top 9 Billed Cast

Celia Nufaar
Celia Nufaar

Eveline Wu
Eveline Wu

Nucheng Lu
Nucheng Lu

Vincent van de Akker
Vincent van de Akker

Natalia Kovaleva
Natalia Kovaleva

Merel van Gaalen
Merel van Gaalen

Heike Hummelinck
Heike Hummelinck

Nico Reuvenkamp
Nico Reuvenkamp

Sieger Sloot
Sieger Sloot

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    A lonely middle-aged woman dines alone in a Chinese restaurant on her birthday. She pays close attention to the other patrons, imagining their relationships and personal situations. She remembers her past lovers and child, and broods on her bitter sense of loss and loneliness. In an unthinking moment, she announces to the waitress that it is her birthday, and the entire social dynamic in the restaurant is altered. An intensely moving, bittersweet and realistic look at emotional loss and disconnection.

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    2002-09-28

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