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Surviving Beijing(2005)
Status: Released
Date: 2005-01-01
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In the fall of 2000, a group of Malaysian underground musicians arrived at the Rockers' village in the outskirts of Beijing. Living illegally in a farmhouse, they tried to blend into the Beijing underground scene. They sought performance opportunities and gigs in pubs and bars.
Languages: Mandarin.
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Malaysia
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Huang Huo Productions
Movie: Surviving Beijing
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In the fall of 2000, a group of Malaysian underground musicians arrived at the Rockers' village in the outskirts of Beijing. Living illegally in a farmhouse, they tried to blend into the Beijing underground scene. They sought performance opportunities and gigs in pubs and bars.
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2005-01-01
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