The Sun Also Rises
Sep 20 2007
•2h 56m
•Fantasy, Drama
A polyptych of interconnected stories in different time-zones, shifting between a Yunnan village, a campus, and the Gobi Desert.
Cast
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Zhou Yun
The Mother
Jiang Wen
Tang
Joan Chen
Dr. Lin
Anthony Wong Chau-Sang
Teacher Liang
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