When the Bough Breaks (2013)

01/01/2013 (CN) • 2h 24m

Documentary

Overview

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.

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Status

Released

Original Language

Mandarin

Budget

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Revenue

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