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When the bough breaks / director, Ji Dan

Additional Titles:
Chinese title: Wei chao
Published:
[Brooklyn, New York] : [Distributed by dGenerate Films], [2015]
Physical Description:
1 streaming video file (147 min.) : digital, sound, color
Additional Creators:
Ji, Dan, 1963- and dGenerate Films (Firm)
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Language Note:
In Mandarin with English subtitles.
Restrictions on Access:
Access restricted to subscribing institutions.
Summary:
On the outskirts of Beijing, two teenage girls from a migrant family struggle to earn the money to pay for their brother's schooling with little help from their troubled and eccentric parents. When the bough breaks at once explores the particular dynamics of one family and exposes the widespread difficulties faced by migrants living at the margins of Chinese society.
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Interest Grade:
8 and up.
Note:
Title from title frames.
Previously released in 2013.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Cinematography, Ji Dan ; editing, Sha Qing, Ji Dan.
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System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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