A FAMILIAR STRANGER

A FAMILIAR STRANGER

A film by Yining Xu

DIRECTED BY

Yining Xu

WRITTEN BY

Xinqi Zhou, Yining Xu

PRODUCED BY

Xiao Ma

CAST

Yingzi Ye, Christele Cervelle

SYNOPSIS

While on holiday with her dad, Wen, an 18-year-old Chinese girl, struggles with her feelings about her estranged mother. By chance she shares a tender and meaningful encounter with a French woman, which helps her reconcile with old emotions and discovers new feelings.

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