Movie: Stammering Ballad

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    A young Chinese folk singer left his hometown to the big city, only to return to his musical traditions. On this journey, his humor, anger and powerful folk songs all comes from the rural life of past. That's the real taste of soil and dust.

  • Release Date

    2018-01-29

  • Average

    7.7

  • Rating:

    3.9 starts
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    普通话

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