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Why was I born = Wei shen me sheng wo

China, 1984
film

Songsong, a young boy, lives with his divorced father. Miserable over the separation of his parents, he mopes around town, unable to comprehend their actions...

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A Fatherless village = Mei you ba ba de cun zhuang

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Spring in autumn = Qiu tian li de chun tian

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