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.
Master Liu
The original title is "孔雀" (ZH).
The runtime is 144 minutes (2h 24m).
The film was directed by Gu Changwei.
The screenplay was written by Qiang Li.
Cinematography was handled by Yang Shu.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0445506.
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Good
30 votes
孔雀
Released
普通话
China
