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A Life of Papers

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Based on a real case, A Life of Papers tells the story of the 82-year-old Chu, a “cardboard granny” who makes her living by collecting waste cardboard boxes and selling them to recyclers at as low as HK$1 per kilogram. Under-privileged and…

DirectorRex Ren Xia

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Cast · Directed by Rex Ren Xia

KYKara Hui Ying-Hung
Kara Hui Ying-Hung

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