Bangzi Melody(2017)
Life on a small village in China during the last years of the Cultural Revolution takes a different course when the people is asked to prepare and perform a classic opera for government officials, entangling past, present and fiction.
Movie: Bangzi Melody
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王支书
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Overview
Life on a small village in China during the last years of the Cultural Revolution takes a different course when the people is asked to prepare and perform a classic opera for government officials, entangling past, present and fiction.
Release Date
2017-06-16
Average
6.8
Rating:
3.4 startsTagline
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Languages:
普通话
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