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The First Half of My Life (2017)

The First Half of My Life poster
Directed by
Shen Yan
Cast
Jin Dong, Ma Yi Li, Yuan Quan, Lei Jia Yin, Wu Yue, Xu Di, Zhang Ling Xin, Luan Yuan Hui
Length
42 episodes

How it feels

A thirty seven year old housewife is shocked when her husband asks for a divorce. She struggles to move on and reenters the workforce with help from friends, but complications arise when she and a friend's boyfriend develop feelings for each other.

melancholicbittersweetemotionalslow-burncontemplativetenseheartfeltrealisticpoignant

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