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Suburban Birds (JIAO QU DE NIAO)
NAME OF FILM: SUBURBAN BIRDS (JIAO QU DE NIAO)
DIRECTOR(S): Qiu Sheng
STARRING: Zihan Gong, Lu Huang, Mason Lee
GENRE: Drama Film
SYNOPSIS: A team of surveyors tries to figure out why a suburban landscape seems to be subsiding before construction on a new transit begins, sparking politically charged tensions among the group. Meanwhile, a gang of children loiter and set out on youthful adventures, until one of them disappears…
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