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Heidi in China

Heidi in China

★ 8.0/10•2020•1h 22m•Documentary
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In 1946, Heidi is entrusted to a Swiss family by her father. He will never come back for her. Today, François Yang questions his mother about her past. What follows is a journey to China, a quest to reconstruct memory. Through contact with her brothers and sister, Heidi measures the extent of the drama experienced by her family that remained in China, persecuted by the Communist Party.

François Yang · Director

François Yang · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 22m
LanguageEN
Release DateApr 21, 2020

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