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Where the Sun Shines Bright
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Where the Sun Shines Bright

2026-04-17 · 68 min · Not rated

Drama

In "Where the Sun Shines Bright", an 18-year-old boy facing the uncertainty of adulthood finds his own story reflected in the lives of four children in the same village – parallel journeys of left-behind childhood shaped by resilience and the fragile brightness of growing up.

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Directors
Lam Can-zhao
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Countries
China, Malaysia, Canada, Switzerland
Status
Released

Top Cast

Jin ShaJin Sha
Weng Qi
Kexin Yang
Yikai Liu
Fang Lexuan
Anton Kind

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