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Er Dong (2008)

Er Dong poster
Directed by
Jin Yang
Genre
independent film
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
2h 30m
Rating
4.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A rebellious teenager navigates life in rural northern China. The film follows his experiences in a documentary-style approach.

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What happens

Er Dong (Chinese: 二冬; pinyin: èr dōng), directed by Yang Jin(Chinese: 杨瑾; pinyin: Yáng Jǐn), is a 2008 narrative independent Chinese film about a rebellious teenager in rural northern China. The film is shot in documentary-style and is the director's second feature. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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