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Leaving October 31
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Directed by Sylvia Chang, Joan Chen, and Li Shaohong • 2022 • China
Starring Zhou Xun, Sammi Cheng, Jackson Yee
A trio of China’s leading women filmmakers—Sylvia Chang, Joan Chen, and Li Shaohong—join forces for this three-part anthology about women navigating a new world of uncertainty amid the onset of the 2020 global pandemic. From Wuhan to Beijing to Hong Kong, families and lovers are put to the test as their lives and livelihoods are upended by the shockwave of the pandemic. Tested by medical emergencies, lockdown measures, and loss, women across China must summon the strength to forge ahead in the face of a crisis that reshaped the world.
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