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  • When the Bough Breaks (II) (2011)
  • 144 min
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When the Bough Breaks (II) (2011)
144 min
On the outskirts of Beijing, two teenage girls from a migrant family struggle to earn the money to pay for their brother's schooling with little help from their troubled and eccentric parents. Growing up in a rickety hut on a ...See moreOn the outskirts of Beijing, two teenage girls from a migrant family struggle to earn the money to pay for their brother's schooling with little help from their troubled and eccentric parents. Growing up in a rickety hut on a garbage-filled lot, Xia, Ling, and Gang recognize that a good education is their only possible ticket to a better life. Their older sister, who left school to begin working, has disappeared, likely kidnapped and sold into prostitution. As migrants, they are prevented by China's hukou (residence permit) system from attending a free public school, and when the school that had provided them with scholarships closes, they are forced to look for new options. With very little money to their name, they place all their hopes in Gang, the older brother. Their complicated home life doesn't make things any easier. Their alcoholic father and their mother are frequently at one another's throats, and do not seem to understand the gravity of their children's situation. Written by Icarus Films See less
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Director
Dan Ji
Producer
Dan Ji (producer)
Cinematographer
Dan Ji
Editors
Dan Ji | Qing Sha
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Updated Dec 31, 2011
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2012 (United States)

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