How Are You, Dad? (2009)
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上映時間 : 1時間 47分
演出 : Chang Tso-chi
脚本 : Chang Tso-chi
シノプシス
A father can have many different kinds of faces. Which one does your father have? This is a film of ten short stories, and each shows a different relationship between a father and his son. Each story reveals the complexity between fathers and sons.
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