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.

Top Billed Cast


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Status

Released

Original Language

Mandarin

Budget

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Revenue

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