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A Grand Canal (大运河)
The 2014 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival presents A Grand Canal (大运河, a history film directed by Johnny Ma.
When:
May 2, 2014 7:00pm to 12:00am
Synopsis
(People's Republic of China/Canada, 2013) Dir./Scr.: Johnny Ma
In this highly cinematic Greek tragedy told Mandopop-style, a young man recalls his memories of his father, a boat captain who desperately tries to collect a debt to save his fleet of boats. However, his appeal to Boss Wang, a local ganglord, at precisely the most inopportune moment does not come without a price…
Digital, 20 min., color, narrative, in Mandarin w/E.S.
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