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Macau Street

Jan 1, 2008

0h 45m

★ 0.0

Overview

Known nowadays as 'Asia's Las Vegas' for its economical boom and gambling, Macau, a former Portuguese Settlement in China, with a dimension of mere 30km², and a Population of 500 000 citizens, is suffering major social and economical changes. In 2007 it received more than 27000000 tourists, equaling its neighbor Hong-Kong. Miri, a cosmopolitan and smart Macau Chinese girl, returns to Macau after studying abroad. Having been working locally for over 2 months, she decides to take a walk trough the old part of town for the first time since her return. As she walks trough the streets, she hears a unique music. This music leads Miri on a journey where she (re)discovers one of the many stories of these century old streets.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Lilau Productions

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Cast

Gigi Chiu Fong Chi

Nuno Luís de Senna Fernandes

Luís Machado

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5.8

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0.0

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7.1

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7.7

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6.4

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