A Loner(2018)
Living in a traditional “four-sided courtyard” house, where historically multiple generations would live together in one complex, Wei Daxue slowly finds her few friends in the world slipping away — an artist living in the guesthouse leaves, a neighbor dies, and her dog runs away. Her daughter is physically distant, and a cross-generational tension between tradition and the expediencies of modern life keep their conversations short.
Movie: A Loner
Top 10 Billed Cast
Wei Daxue
Wu Chenqin
Cerements shop owner
Xiaoming
Xiaozhao
Wei Daxue's husband
Breakfast shop Owner
Fang Fang
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