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The Promised Land
The Promised Land

The Promised Land

Genres

Drama

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Ling Ai and He Jiang are young, ambitious, and in pursuit of careers imported from the West, but romantic longings and career ambitions are inevitably shaped by larger social forces.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Chinese

Runtime

102 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

14 September 2015

Country

China

Cast

Wang Jiajia

Wang Jiajia

Ling Ai

Zhang Yi

Zhang Yi

He Jiang

Wang Zhiwen

Wang Zhiwen

Ling's Father

Liu Yiwei

Liu Yiwei

Huang Bojun

Huang Bojun

Little Huang

Wang Qing

Wang Qing

Lesi Liu

Lesi Liu

Sisi

Zhou Dehua

Zhou Dehua

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