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The Chinese Wall

Sep 28, 2002
0h 10m
★ 0.0

Overview

A lonely middle-aged woman dines alone in a Chinese restaurant on her birthday. She pays close attention to the other patrons, imagining their relationships and personal situations. She remembers her past lovers and child, and broods on her bitter sense of loss and loneliness. In an unthinking moment, she announces to the waitress that it is her birthday, and the entire social dynamic in the restaurant is altered. An intensely moving, bittersweet and realistic look at emotional loss and disconnection.

Genres

Drama

Cast

Celia Nufaar

Celia Nufaar

Eveline Wu

Eveline Wu

Nucheng Lu

Nucheng Lu

Vincent van de Akker

Vincent van de Akker

Natalia Kovaleva

Natalia Kovaleva

Merel van Gaalen

Merel van Gaalen

Heike Hummelinck

Heike Hummelinck

Nico Reuvenkamp

Nico Reuvenkamp

Sieger Sloot

Sieger Sloot

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