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Nan ren de shi jie
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Nan ren de shi jie

1987-01-01 · 92 min · Not rated

Drama · Science Fiction

As most families only want to have boys, women end up becoming rare and precious.

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Directors
Weiyi Wang
Production companies
广西电影制片厂
Countries
China
Status
Released

Top Cast

Guo DonglinGuo Donglin男小B
Wang RugangWang Rugang男小C
Liu QiongLiu Qiong老画家
Shu ShiShu Shi校长
Wu YinWu Yin老太太
Chen ShuChen Shu算命先生
Wang FuliWang Fuli女大A
Hou YaowenHou Yaowen男大A

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