My Country, My Parents 我和我的父辈 China, 2021, colour, 2.35:1, 157 mins. Directors: Wu Jing 吴京 (I), Zhang Ziyi 章子怡 (II), Xu Zheng 徐峥 (III), Shen Teng 沈腾 (IV). Rating: 7/10. Only four stories this time but the quality is high, on an overall level with last year’s My Country My Homeland. STORY China. I: Windriders … Continue reading Review: My Country, My Parents (2021) →
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