Top Cast
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Liu Wenli
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Pan Fengzhi
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Liu Xishan
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Liu Yonghui
Overview
In earlier times Chinese families were expected to take care of their aged parents. But in the new, competitive climate, family ties have been fraying. And 70-year-old Liu becomes its victim.
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