A Month with My Grandpa
The complex relationship between the filmmaker and his grandfather, a renowned Chinese opera director, engenders questions around authority, familial expectations, and inter-generational understanding.
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The complex relationship between the filmmaker and his grandfather, a renowned Chinese opera director, engenders questions around authority, familial expectations, and inter-generational understanding.
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