Top Cast
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Zhao Dan
Nie Er
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Ruifang Zhang
Zheng Leidian
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Jun Jiang
Su Ping
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Yongping Sun
Xiao long
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Deng Nan
Lao Jiang
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Zhao Shuyin
Jiang Sao
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Wang Bei
Wan Qianhong
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Xia Tian
Zhao Meinong
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Gao Zheng
Li Tianyin
Overview
Shot in gorgeous color, this fascinating communist flipside to fifties Hollywood music biopics chronicles the life and tragic early death of Nie Er, the composer of the PRC’s national anthem.
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