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China’s rapid changes from the late 1970s to the early 1990s, as seen through the lives of four performers in a theater troupe.

2001

2h 35min

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Top Billed Cast

Zhao Tao
Yin Ruijuan
Wang Hongwei
Cui Minliang
Liang Jingdong
Chang Jun
Han Sanming
Sanming

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