The Promised Land

Sep 14, 2015

1h 42m

★ 7.0

Overview

Ling Ai and He Jiang are young, ambitious, and in pursuit of careers imported from the West, but romantic longings and career ambitions are inevitably shaped by larger social forces.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Beijing Century Media Culture

The Promised Land Trailers

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Cast

Ling Ai

Wang Jiajia

He Jiang

Zhang Yi

Ling's Father

Wang Zhiwen

Liu Yiwei

Little Huang

Huang Bojun

Wang Qing

Sisi

Lesi Liu

Zhou Dehua

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