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Life is a chinois film of genre Drama directed by Wu Tianming
Life (1984)
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Add to a movie listLife () is a 1984 Chinese drama film directed by Wu Tianming. The film was selected as the Chinese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 57th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Synopsis
Dans le nord de la Chine, près du Fleuve Jaune, un jeune homme Gao Jialin, perd son poste d'enseignant à la suite d'une intrigue. Bien qu'il soit qualifié pour enseigner, il est affecté à la campagne et il voit une autre personne, moins qualifiée mais disposant d'importantes relations, prendre sa place. Profondément dégoûté, il accepte mal son nouvel emploi.Comments
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