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Peacock
Genres
Drama
Overview
Brings viewers into a small Chinese city and inspires familiarity with the rhythms of everyday existence, with people's dreams, shortcomings and illusions in a way that is universal.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
144 min
Release Date
2005-02-18
Status
Released
Original Language
Chinese
Vote Count
28
Vote Average
7.2
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Zhang Jingchu
Gao Wei Hong
Li Feng
Gao Weiguo
Lü Yulai
Di Di
Huang Meiying
Mother
Ping Zong
Chinese Teacher Wang
Bao Zhenjiang
Master Liu
Tian Xiaojie
Ke
Lan Wang
Jin Zhi
Liu Guancheng
Guo Zi
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