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The Chinese Botanist's Daughters
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The Chinese Botanist's Daughters

2006-04-26 · 95 min · ★ 6.4

Drama

At the house of a famous Chinese botanist teacher his daughter and a female intern fall in love with each other - a forbidden love that must be kept secret.

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Production details

Directors
Dai Sijie
Production companies
France 2 Cinéma, EuropaCorp, Max Films, Canal+, CNC, Téléfilm Canada, Fayolle et Sotela Films
Countries
Canada, France
Status
Released
Budget
USD 3,910,000

Top Cast

Mylène JampanoïMylène JampanoïLi Ming
Li XiaoranLi XiaoranAn Chen
Wang WeiguangWang WeiguangDan
Như QuỳnhNhư QuỳnhDirector
Nguyen Van QuangMaster Wang
Linh Thj Bich ThuThe Woman in the Kitchen
Xuân ThứcOld Woman
Phương ThanhPhương ThanhThe Newspaper Vendor
Tuo JilinJudge
Bá AnhBá AnhPoliceman 2
Chu HùngChu HùngMan in the Cage
Yang JunBirdcatcher
Lê Tung LinhDormitory Man
Lin DongfuProf. Chen

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