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Rootless in the City

201924mMovieDrama

Thirty-year-old Zhihong, who is still living with his sister, is a useless young man in the eyes of everyone. His daily pleasure is to peek at his sister's girlfriend Li Yifan through the crack of the curtain. A turmoil about Yifan's…

DirectorsLau Kok-Rui·Che-I Liao
WriterWing-Yiu Wong

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Cast · Directed by Lau Kok-Rui

PHPhil Hou
Phil Hou
Chih-hung
SMSummer Meng
Summer Meng
Yi-fan
PLPhoebe Lin
Phoebe Lin
Chih-han
TC
Tzu-Han Chi
Supervisor
RLRobin Lee
Robin Lee
Landlord
CL
Che-I Liao
Student intern
FS
Fu-Yu Su
Office worker
WW
Wing-Yiu Wong
Female student

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Rootless in the City hasn't started streaming in United Kingdom yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around December 29, 2019. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.