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๐Ÿ“œ Overview: Xu Xinโ€™s film โ€œDao Luโ€ (China 2012) offers an exclusive โ€œin cameraโ€ encounter with Zheng Yan, an 83 year-old veteran of the Chinese Red Army, who calmly relates how he has navigated his countryโ€™s turbulent history over three-quarters of a century.Born to a wealthy family in a foreign concession, Yan joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1941 because he sincerely believed in the socialist project, and in its immediate capacity to free China from the Japanese yoke and eradicate deep-rooted corruption.
๐ŸŒ Languages Available: Mandarin
๐Ÿ“† Date Released: 2012-03-25
โŒš Running Time: 113 mins
โญ Vote Average: 3.0

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