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CHINA · 1988

Hibiscus Town

Xie Jin
Cultural Revolution survival and resilience persecution and injustice political upheaval social class conflict
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Synopsis

Based on a novel by the same name written by Gu Hua, a melodrama about the life and travails of a young woman who lives through the turmoil of the Cultural Revolution.

Year1988
CountryChina
DirectorXie Jin
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