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    Law of the Land

    Jul 03, 2018 2 minutes
    DIRECTIONS / By Amy Taubin

    JIA ZHANGKE’S OPENS and closes in the world of Chinese small-town gangsters, the world of . It is the narrative of a woman, Qiao (Zhao Tao), who begins as a gangster’s moll, is soon betrayed, but finds her independence by staying true

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