The General Retires(1988)
A general who devoted his life to the communist cause, retires, only to find that his household is in disarray, his grown children money-grubbing, and Vietnamese society far from the rosy picture of equality he'd imagined he'd helped make it.
Movie: The General Retires
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General Thuấn
Thủy
Mr. Cơ
Ms. Thuấn
Khổng
Lài
Kim Chi
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A general who devoted his life to the communist cause, retires, only to find that his household is in disarray, his grown children money-grubbing, and Vietnamese society far from the rosy picture of equality he'd imagined he'd helped make it.
Release Date
1988-04-01
Average
7.5
Rating:
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