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Chongqing Blues
CHINA · 2010

Chongqing Blues

Wang Xiaoshuai
paternal estrangement parental regret urban alienation police violence generational disconnect
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Synopsis

Lin, a sea captain, returns from a 6 month journey when he is told that his 25-year-old son Lin Bo has been gunned down by the police. In his quest to understand what happened, he realizes he knew very little about his own son. He starts a journey back to Chongqin, a city he once lived. He will understand the impact of his paternal repeated absence on the life of his child.

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