Seventeen Years (1999)
Is a simple family drama that evolves into a moving study of immutable family ties and is also a scathing indictment of the political and penal system in China.
Genre: Drama
Director: Zhang Yuan
Actors: Li Bingbing, Lin Liu, Song Liang, Su Wang, Yeding Li, Yun Li
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