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The Back

4.720101h 25mMovieDrama

China. Mid 90's. HONG Tao, thirty years old, moved from the countryside to Beijing where he works in a fancy restaurant. He lives with a strange secret since the cultural revolution. Back then, his father was a famous Mao's portrait…

DirectorLiu Bingjian
WritersDeng Ye·Liu Bingjian

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Cast · Directed by Liu Bingjian

HBHu Bing
Hu Bing
Hong Tao
JYJia Yuanyuan
Jia Yuanyuan
Hua Dan

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