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The Chinese Botanist's Daughters (2006)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 35M

Director : Dai Sijie
Writer : Dai Sijie, Nadine Perront

Synopsis

At the house of a famous Chinese botanist teacher his daughter and a female intern fall in love with each other - a forbidden love that must be kept secret.

Actors

Mylène Jampanoï
Mylène Jampanoï
Li Ming
Li Xiaoran
Li Xiaoran
An Chen
Dong Fu Lin
Dong Fu Lin
Prof. Chen
Wei-chang Wang
Wei-chang Wang
Dan
Như Quỳnh
Như Quỳnh
La Directrice
Nguyen Van Quang
Nguyen Van Quang
Maître Wang
Linh Thj Bich Thu
Linh Thj Bich Thu
La vieille
Yang Jun
Yang Jun
L'Oiseleur
Lê Tung Linh
Lê Tung Linh
L'Homme dortoir
Chu Hùng
Chu Hùng
L'homme à la cage
Tuo Jilin
Tuo Jilin
Le juge

Crews

Dai Sijie
Dai Sijie
Director
Dai Sijie
Dai Sijie
Screenplay
Nadine Perront
Nadine Perront
Screenplay
Lise Fayolle
Lise Fayolle
Producer

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