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Back to Roots (1994)

Back to Roots poster
Original title
Gui tu
Directed by
Pun-Hei Leung
Genre
drama film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 46m
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man returns to his hometown in rural China after years away. He struggles to reconnect with his family and the land that shaped him.

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What happens

Back to Roots (歸土, Gui tu) is a 1994 Hong Kong drama film directed by Raymond Leung. It was entered into the 45th Berlin International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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