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One Second

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One Second

"A mere second at its shortest, a whole lifetime at its longest."

2020

1h 44m

7.3(126 votes)

Drama

Overview

A movie fan escapes from a labour camp during the Chinese Cultural Revolution and strikes up a relationship with a homeless female vagabond.

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Production Companies

Huanxi Media

Edko Films

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Zhang Yi

Zhang Yi

Fugitive

Liu Haocun

Liu Haocun

Orphan Liu

Fan Wei

Fan Wei

Mr. Movie

Li Yan

Li Yan

Yang He

Yang Tiecheng

Worker

Li Xiaochuan

Li Xiaochuan

Cook

Yu Yang

Yu Yang

Truck Driver

Wang Bing

Restaurant Waiter

Cao Rui

Cao Rui

Mr. Movie's Son

Zhang Shaobo

Zhang Shaobo

Little Boy Liu

Creative team

Directed by: Zhang Yimou
Written by: Zhang Yimou
Zou Jingzhi
Produced by: Dong Ping
Pang Liwei

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