When the Bough Breaks

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Ji Dan’s documentary about the daughters of a dirt-poor family living among Beijing scrap heaps, and their ferocious determination to get an education, is exhilarating, heart breaking, life affirming, shocking, despairing and ecstatic, all at once.

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 2013-01-01
  • Runtime: 144 min
  • Country: China
  • Language: Mandarin
  • Status: Released
  • IMDb Rating: 7
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