So Long, My Son(2019)
We're waiting to grow old.
Two married couples adjust to the vast social and economic changes taking place in China from the 1980s to the present.
Movie: So Long, My Son
Top 10 Billed Cast
Liu Yaojun
Wang Liyun
Shen Moli
Shen Hao
Li Haiyan
Gao Meiyu
Shen Yingming
Liu Xing
Zhang Xinjian
Shen Moli in youth
Video Trailer So Long, My Son
Video: Official Trailer
Official Trailer
SO LONG, MY SON Director Q&A | TIFF 2019
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