Knife in the Clear Water

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Knife in the Clear Water

2018

1h 33m

6.7(7 votes)

Drama

Overview

A man is struggling to keep his beloved bull from being used as sacrifice for his dead wife's funeral rites.

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Yang Shengcang

Ma Zishan

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Yang Shengcang

Ma Zishan's son

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Zhou Jinhua

Granddaughter

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陽帆

Gaxi

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杨雪

Fa Tumai

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Ma Zhilin

Old man Wang

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Li Chengyou

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