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The Other Half (另一半)
The University of Kentucky will screen Liang's The Other Half.
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The Other Half is director Ying Liang’s second film. It portrays the life of a law clerk, Xiaofen, living in a Chinese industrial town. The film alternates between true stories told by Xiaofen’s clients and Xiaofen’s own narrative, a glimpse into the contemporary lives of women living in China’s inland. The Other Half was released in 2006.
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