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The Taste of Rice Flower (2018)

The Taste of Rice Flower poster
Original title
米花之味
Directed by
Peng Fei
Genre
drama film
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
1h 42m
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman returns to her rural hometown to reconnect with her teenage daughter after years of working in the city. The film shows their daily life and small tensions as they try to bridge their distance.

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What happens

The Taste of Rice Flower (Chinese: 米花之味; pinyin: Mi Hua Zhi Wei), also known as Left Behind Buddha, is a 2017 Chinese drama film co-written and directed by Pengfei. The film premiered at the Venice Days section of the 74th edition of the Venice Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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