The Foolish Bird (2017)
Overview
Lynn lives with her grandparents in Meicheng, a small Hunanese city unsettled by an ongoing rape-murder investigation. With little structure to regulate her life outside of school, where she is bullied, Lynn begins smuggling and reselling confiscated mobile phones with her friend, which leads to encounters with the city’s seedier inhabitants.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | zh |
| Popularity | 1.338 |
Directed By
Ryuji Otsuka
Huang Ji
Crew
Ryuji Otsuka
Huang Ji
Ryuji Otsuka
Ryuji Otsuka
Ryuji Otsuka
Huang Ji
Li Rongrong
Wang Changrui
Wang Xuliang
Ruby Chen
Ryuji Otsuka
Hsu Hsiao-Ming
Miao Qijia
Max Tersch
Benjawan Piyaratanawong
Lee Chatametikool
Siripun Sangjun
Lee Yuting
Wang Xuliang
Nuttacha Khajornkiatsakul
Passakorn Yaisiri
Noorahaya Lahtee
Sun Qiufang
Liu Xiumei
Shen Di
Sutinee Lamlert
Lim Giong
Harin Paesongthai
Hu Fei
Lim Giong
Liao Ching-Sung
TOP CAST
Yao Honggui
Lynn Lin
Liqiao Xiao
Dawei
Fang Yao
May
Huang Zifan
Lynn's Grandfather
Yan Shixiang
Lynn's Grandmother
Liu Xiaoling
Lynn's Mother
Wei Xincai
Lynn's Teacher
Huang Weiliang
Hair Salon Boss
Wang Manling
Mannie
Liu Yang
Fatty
Peng Na
Peng Na
Li Tenghui
E Mart Boss
Liu Wenmao
Dawei's Father
Mo Jiajian
Teacher Mo
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