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The Unfinished History of Life

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The filmmaker spent years in a Chinese village to record daily life’s every detail. He drank many a glass with the villagers and observed them for so long that he started to recognize their repeating patterns of behavior. That is why there is no end to this tale.

DirectorCong Feng
WriterCong Feng

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