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Foster Father (2011)

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Original title
养父
Cast
Zhang Guo Li, Niu Li, Chong Dan Ni, Shi Yun Peng, Feng Ming Xuan, Liu Li Li, Liu Jin Shan, Sun Si Han
Country
People's Republic of China
Length
1 season, 40 episodes
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A chef who has raised three orphaned children for 16 years learns he has a terminal illness. He decides to find their biological parents before he dies.

heartfeltemotionalpoignantslow-pacedfamilialsinceretouchingbittersweet

What happens

《养父》是江苏卫视于2011年1月首播的40集电视剧,定位为“亲情史诗剧”,由张国立导演,张国立、牛莉主演,江苏省广播电视总台、东阳嘉艺影业有限公司、北京国立常升影视文化传播有限公司出品。《养父》的主要剧情为16年间尽心收养3个孤儿的烤鸭厨师楼志军在获知自己身患绝症之后,毅然踏上为3个孤儿寻找亲身父母的道路,以及以此为主线的情感故事。,2010年12月23日沈阳新闻频道首播,2011年1月1日江蘇衛視上星,台湾中天娱乐台于2011年6月20日播放。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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