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Seventeen Years(1999)
Status: Released
Date: 1999-09-01
68%
10 Votes
Time: 1h 30m
Overview:
Yu Xiaoqin steals money from her father and blames on her sister Tao Lan, who accidentally kills her sister while attempting to prove her innocence. After 17 years in jail, Tao Lan is escorted by a guard only to find her home long demolished. The two go to the new address of her ageing parents, and the guard becomes witness to the family's difficult reunion.
Languages: Mandarin.
Countries:
China,
Switzerland,
Italy,
Hong Kong
ProductionCompanies: 
Xi'an Film Studio
Keetman Limited
Fabrica
Fondazione Monte Cinema Verità
The Swiss Agency for Development & Cooperation
Movie: Seventeen Years
Top 7 Billed Cast
刘琳
Tao Lan
李冰冰
Chen Jie
Li Yun
Yu Xiaoqin
Li Ye Ping
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