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Electric Shadows
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Electric Shadows

2005-04-07 · 93 min · ★ 6.5

Drama · Family

For no apparent reason, a mute young woman assaults a youth who delivers water on his bicycle, injuring him and ruining his bike. Surprisingly, she asks him to feed her fish while she is in custody. Her tiny apartment, he discovers, is a shrine to his favorite escape, the movies.

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Directors
Jiang Xiao
Production companies
Dadi Film
Countries
China
Status
Released

Top Cast

Xia YuXia Yu毛大兵
Jiang HongboJiang HongboJiang Xue Hua
Zhongyang QiZhongyang Qi玲玲(青年)
Guan XiaotongGuan Xiaotong玲玲(童年)
Wang Zhengjia毛小兵
Jiang ShanJiang Shan女警
Zhang Yijing玲玲(少年)
Li HaibinLi Haibin潘大任
Niu Zhen-HuaNiu Zhen-Hua医生
Haogi ZhangBing Bing

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