Chongqing (2008)

Directed by

Zhang Lu

How it feels

A young woman in Chongqing lives a hard life caring for her neglectful father. She teaches Mandarin to foreigners and dreams of escaping her hopeless situation. A chance encounter with a policeman sparks a new possibility.

slow-burnmelancholicintimatecontemplativebleaklonelyrealisticunderstated

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