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Chongqing Blues is a chinois film of genre Drama directed by Wang Xiaoshuai with Wang Xueqi
Chongqing Blues (2010)
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Add to a movie listChongqing Blues (Chinese: 日照重慶, pinyin: Rizhao Chongqing; literally Sunshine over Chongqing) is a 2010 Chinese drama film directed by Wang Xiaoshuai. It was selected for the main competition at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.
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Lin Quanhai, a sea captain and father, returns from a six-month journey and is informed that his 25-year-old son Lin Bo has been shot by the police. In finding out what happened, he comes to realize that he knew little of his son. He starts journeying back to Chongqing, a city where he once lived. He begins to understand the effect that his repeated absence had on his son's life.Actors
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