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Three Sisters (2012)

Three Sisters poster
Original title
三姊妹
Directed by
Wang Bing
Genre
documentary film
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
2h 33m
Rated
12
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film follows three young sisters living in a poor rural village in China. It shows their daily lives as they take care of each other and their family's farm while their parents are away working.

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What happens

Three Sisters (Chinese: 三姊妹; pinyin: Sān Zǐmèi) is a 2012 Chinese documentary film directed by Wang Bing. The film received the Orizzonti Award at the 69th Venice International Film Festival, where it premiered. An abridged version of the film was released under the title Alone in 2013. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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