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Life on a String
Life on a String
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Life on a String

1991
Directed byChen Kaige
1h 50m

A blind man's master told him that after he has broken 1000 strings on his Banjo, he can open the Banjo to get a script for his eyes. After 60 years he broke the 1000th string.

CAST
Liu ZhongyuanOld MasterXu QingLanxiuHuang LeiShitou
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Ma Ling
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Ling ZhongPharmacist
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GENRES
Drama
STATUSReleased
PRODUCTION
Serene ProductionPandora FilmBeijing Film StudioChina Film Co-Production
RATING
6.9

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