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Mother

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Mother

2014

0h 13m

7.5(1 votes)

Drama

Overview

A-Juan and A-Jin, an old couple in Taiwan, hope for their son to return home from Mainland China as they go through difficult times while everything seems to get worse...

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Production Companies

National Taiwan University of Arts

The people behind it

Cast & crew

4 featured cast members

Starring

Wen-Juan Fu

The Mother

Liao Gene-Fon

The Father

Xuan-Fu Zhou

Tami Xu

Creative team

Directed by: Niranjan Kumar Kujur
Written by: Niranjan Kumar Kujur
Produced by: Tami Xu

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