

The Promised Land
2015-09-14 · 102 min · ★ 7.0
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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- Directors
- He Ping
- Production companies
- Beijing Century Media Culture
- Countries
- China
- Status
- Released
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Wang JiajiaLing Ai
Zhang YiHe Jiang
Wang ZhiwenLing's Father
Liu Yiwei
Huang BojunLittle Huang
Wang Qing
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