The Continent

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The Continent

2014

1h 40m

6.3(96 votes)

Drama

Overview

Three men living in the Eastern most island of China go on a road trip to the Western most end of the country, and facing crises of love, friendship, and faith on their journey to the West.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

William Feng

Ma Haohan

Chen Bolin

Jiang He

Wallace Chung Hon-Leung

A Lu

Joe Chen

Zhou Mo

Wang Luodan

Su Mi

Yuan Quan

Liu Yingying

Jia Zhangke

Su Mi's Uncle

White-K

Su Mi's brother

Kong Lianshun

Su Mi's brother

Zack Gao

Hu Sheng

Creative team

Directed by: Han Han
Written by: Han Han

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