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Dooman River

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Dooman River

Life is hard.

6.3

1h 31m

2010

“Life is hard.”

Synopsis

Chang-ho, 12, becomes friends with a North-Korean immigrant about the same age who just crossed the Dooman river, border between North-Korea and China. His mute sister and his wise grandfather accompany him through a series of misfortunes.

Director

Zhang Lu

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Drama

refugeenorth korean defector

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Cast & Crew

Cui Jian

Cui Jian

as Chang-ho

Jinglin Li

as Jeong-jin

Lan Yin

as Soon-hee

Jin-Long Lin

as Grandfather

Xuansheng Jin

as Chul-bu

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