When the Bough Breaks

PG-13

January 2013

Documentary

Ji Dan’s documentary about the daughters of a dirt-poor family living among Beijing scrap heaps, and their ferocious determination to get an education, is exhilarating, heart breaking, life affirming, shocking, despairing and ecstatic, all at once.

Runtime:

2 hours 24 minutes

Status:

Released

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Budget:

N/A

Revenue:

N/A

Director:

Ji Dan