Step Into the River
Lu and Wei live in a village in rural China.The young girls often go to the nearby river to play or fish with their fathers.The river has a special meaning for them because China’s one-child policy has led to some parents drowning their newborn daughters there.
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Lu and Wei live in a village in rural China. The young girls often go to the nearby river to play or fish with their fathers. The river has a special meaning for them because China’s one-child policy has led to some parents drowning their newborn daughters there.
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- Release date
- Oct 27, 2020
- Runtime
- 0h 14m
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- Language
- Mandarin
- Country
- China, France
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