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The Western Trunk Line(2008)
Status: Released
Date: 2008-06-14
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Time: 1h 41m
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Authentic and subtly-written coming-of-age story set against the end of the dark 1970s. A dominant mother, a taciturn father, an elder brother who won’t shape up and the little brother who won’t take sides. Then a beautiful girl comes to live across the road from distant Beijing. (IFFR.com)
Languages: Mandarin.
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China
Movie: The Western Trunk Line
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沈佳妮
于雪雁
Jay Lee
李四平
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Authentic and subtly-written coming-of-age story set against the end of the dark 1970s. A dominant mother, a taciturn father, an elder brother who won’t shape up and the little brother who won’t take sides. Then a beautiful girl comes to live across the road from distant Beijing. (IFFR.com)
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