
Night of the Broken Moon
2021-01-01 · 20 min · Not rated
A story which focuses on a woman who is born poor and suffers immensely for her family. As a wife, she supports the whole family and takes good care of her paralysed husband. As a mother, she is misunderstood by her adolescent son. As herself, she has a strong desire for the beautiful things in life which cannot be fulfilled. All of these involve money. So the woman comes up with a “brilliant” idea…
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- Directors
- Ji Yu
- Production companies
- Shanghai Film Academy
- Countries
- China
- Status
- Released
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