The Foolish Bird
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
116 min
Release Date
2017-06-30
Status
Released
Original Language
Chinese
Vote Count
4
Vote Average
7
Yao Honggui
Lynn Lin
Liqiao Xiao
Dawei
Fang Yao
May
Huang Ji
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
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