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Warm Spring (2003)

Warm Spring poster
Original title
暖春
Directed by
Wulan Tana
Genre
drama film
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young orphan girl is taken in by a kind elderly man in a rural Chinese village. The film follows her struggle to find acceptance and love with her new family.

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What happens

Warm Spring (Chinese: 暖春; pinyin: Nuǎn Chūn) is a 2003 Chinese film produced by Shanxi Film Studio. Wulan Tana was the director and writer of this film which won her the Golden Rooster Award for Best Directorial Debut in 2003. The film was also named one of three Best Films at the 2004 Hundred Flowers Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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