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The Woman Behind the Man

7.02016MovieDrama

The year is 1957. An army general's wife gives up the conveniences of an urban existence to follow her husband, Gan Zuchang, to his native place－an impoverished village in East China's Jiangxi province. The couple begin life afresh there as farmers and aid the impoverished villagers.

DirectorsJing Wang·Xianhe Lei
WritersGuo Zhongshu·Shi Jianquan

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Cast · Directed by Jing Wang

LXLi Xuejian
Li Xuejian
Gan Zuchang
THTao Huimin
Tao Huimin
Gong Quanzhen
THTao Hai
Tao Hai

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