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Shanghai Without Sadness

  • 2017
  • 2h 6m
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Shanghai Without Sadness (2017)
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This historical film is based upon the lives of several dance hostesses in Shanghai from 1948 to 1956. During that time, political power was slowly changing hands. As the rise of Communist P... Read allThis historical film is based upon the lives of several dance hostesses in Shanghai from 1948 to 1956. During that time, political power was slowly changing hands. As the rise of Communist Party, people's lives changed forever. Communism had an insane plan to make a new kind of h... Read allThis historical film is based upon the lives of several dance hostesses in Shanghai from 1948 to 1956. During that time, political power was slowly changing hands. As the rise of Communist Party, people's lives changed forever. Communism had an insane plan to make a new kind of human beings. Everyone in China had to make choices that ultimately decide their fate. When... Read all

  • Director
    • Mingteng Yang
  • Writer
    • Mingteng Yang
  • Stars
    • Sanming Han
    • Junjun Wang
    • Zuoyu Xin
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    • Director
      • Mingteng Yang
    • Writer
      • Mingteng Yang
    • Stars
      • Sanming Han
      • Junjun Wang
      • Zuoyu Xin
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    Sanming Han
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    Junjun Wang
    Zuoyu Xin
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    • Release date
      • December 9, 2017 (China)
    • Country of origin
      • China
    • Language
      • Chinese
    • Also known as
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      2 hours 6 minutes
    • Color
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