Home Is Where The Heart Is (2019)
Genre : Drama
Runtime : 16M
Director : Kai Xiang Chang
Synopsis
A young lawyer, Jane Liu, is assigned by her mentor to help Madam Wong, a 75 years old repeated shoplifter, as a pro bono defense counsel. What seems to be an easy open and shut case suddenly takes a weird turn when Jane discovers that Madam Wong's repeated petty crimes are intentional and deliberate.
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