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2025 · 1 h 13 m · English
Directed by
Vicky Du

A filmmaker explores her family's history and the unspoken trauma stemming from the Chinese Communist Revolution of 1949. This poetic portrait examines enduring resilience and the strength required to forge an individual identity amidst generational silence and cycles of violence.

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