Bird and Whale
Love is a Cage
A young woman falls in love with a chef who resides in the UK illegally.Their love for each other is threatened by Zhizhi's desire to leave and travel the world.Yet if her lover sets foot outside the border he will never return.So Zhizhi must ask herself what she loves more, her love for this man of her chance to discover herself and be free.
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A young woman falls in love with a chef who resides in the UK illegally. Their love for each other is threatened by Zhizhi's desire to leave and travel the world. Yet if her lover sets foot outside the border he will never return. So Zhizhi must ask herself what she loves more, her love for this man of her chance to discover herself and be free.
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Box Office & Release
- Budget
- $1,800
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Release date
- Sep 1, 2021
- Runtime
- 0h 37m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- Mandarin
- Country
- China, United Kingdom
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