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When the Bough Breaks
When the Bough Breaks
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WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKS

Wei chao

Directed by Ji Dan
China, 2011
Documentary

Synopsis

Ji Dan’s documentary about the daughters of a dirt-poor family living among Beijing scrap heaps, and their ferocious determination to get an education, is exhilarating, heart breaking, life affirming, shocking, despairing and ecstatic, all at once.

Synopsis

Ji Dan’s documentary about the daughters of a dirt-poor family living among Beijing scrap heaps, and their ferocious determination to get an education, is exhilarating, heart breaking, life affirming, shocking, despairing and ecstatic, all at once.