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Penicillin 1944

The film is based on the true story of the anti-Japanese struggle in Wuxi. It tells the story of a desperate struggle between the enemy and us for two boxes of precious medicine-penicillin during the Anti-Japanese War. (Source: Chinese = Baidu || Translation = MyDramaList)

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  • David Lam Wai

    David Lam Wai

  • Zhu Yaying

    Zhu Yaying

    [Doctor's wife]

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The film is based on the true story of the anti-Japanese struggle in Wuxi. It tells the story of a desperate struggle between the enemy and us for two boxes of precious medicine-penicillin during the Anti-Japanese War. (Source: Chinese = Baidu || Translation = MyDramaList)

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