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Feature film — 2024

Brief History of a Family (2024)

6.31h 40mDrama — Mystery — Thriller

A middle-class family's fate becomes intertwined with their only son's enigmatic new friend in post one-child policy China, putting unspoken secrets, unmet expectations, and untended emotions under the microscope.

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A high-signal pick with 32 votes.

First Light Films / Tambo Film / Films du Milieu / DFI

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Director: Lin Jianjie

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Cast & crew

Zu Feng as Tu Wei's Father

Zu Feng

Tu Wei's Father

Guo Keyu as Tu Wei's Mother

Guo Keyu

Tu Wei's Mother

Sun Xilun as Yan Shuo

Sun Xilun

Yan Shuo

Lin Muran as Tu Wei

Lin Muran

Tu Wei