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2001

2h 35m

7.0(92 votes)

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

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6 members

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Zhao Tao

Yin Ruijuan

Acting

Wang Hongwei

Cui Minliang

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Liang Jingdong

Chang Jun

Directing

Yang Lina

Zhong Pin

Directing

Wang Bo

Yao Eryong

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Han Sanming

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