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Still Life
Still Life
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2006
1h 48m
7.2(175 votes)
Drama
Romance

Overview

A town in Fengjie county is gradually being demolished and flooded to make way for the Three Gorges Dam. A man and woman visit the town to locate their estranged spouses, and become witness to the societal changes.

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