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Waiting for the Sun
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Waiting for the Sun

Mar 19, 2017
1h 32m
★ 6.2

Overview

In China more people are on death row than the rest of the world combined. The children of the convicts are often left alone, stigmatized and living in the streets. Grandma Zhang, as the kids call her, is a former prison guard who has founded an orphanage in Nanzhao.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Good Company Pictures

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