So Long, My Son(2019)
We're waiting to grow old.
Two married couples adjust to the vast social and economic changes taking place in China from the 1980s to the present.
Movie: So Long, My Son
Top 10 Billed Cast
Liu Yaojun
Wang Liyun
Shen Moli
Shen Hao
Li Haiyan
Gao Meiyu
Shen Yingming
Liu Xing
Zhang Xinjian
Shen Moli in youth
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SO LONG, MY SON Director Q&A | TIFF 2019
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