Struggling

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Struggling

1932

1h 25m

7.5(2 votes)

War

Drama

Romance

Overview

A Chinese couple in the 1930s struggle to survive. Things get complicated for them when he enlists to fight the war against Japan.

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Cast & Crew

11 members

Directing

Zheng Jun-li

Zheng

Acting

Congmei Yuan

Yuan

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Acting

刘继群

Mr. Liu

Acting

陈燕燕

Yan Gu

Acting

Zhou Hongquan

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Acting

Y. C. Wong Kwan-Ching

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Acting

Hengfu Du

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Kailu Zhuang

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Acting

Juefei Shi

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Acting

Shaomei Xing

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高威廉

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