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Girls Always Happy (2018)

Girls Always Happy poster
Original title
柔情史
Directed by
Yang Mingming
Genre
drama film
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
1h 57m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A mother and her adult daughter share a cramped Beijing apartment. Their relationship is full of small conflicts and unspoken resentments. The film shows how they navigate daily life and their complicated bond.

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What happens

Girls Always Happy (Chinese: 柔情史) is a 2018 Chinese drama film directed by Yang Mingming. It was screened in the Panorama section at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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