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7.120012h 35mMovieDramaHistory

China’s rapid changes from the late 1970s to the early 1990s, as seen through the lives of four performers in a theater troupe.

DirectorJia Zhangke
WriterJia Zhangke
ProducersLi Kit-Ming·Wang Yu

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Cast · Directed by Jia Zhangke

ZTZhao Tao
Zhao Tao
Yin Ruijuan
WHWang Hongwei
Wang Hongwei
Cui Minliang
LJLiang Jingdong
Liang Jingdong
Chang Jun
YLYang Lina
Yang Lina
Zhong Pin
HSHan Sanming
Han Sanming
Sanming
WB
Wang Bo
Yao Eryong

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