River of Exploding Durians
2014•2h 8m•
★7.0(3 ratings)
Drama
Overview
When a rare earth plant is being built near a coastal town, its inhabitants fall into despair, fearful of its radioactive effects.
Director
Edmund YeoWatchlist
When a rare earth plant is being built near a coastal town, its inhabitants fall into despair, fearful of its radioactive effects.
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The original title is "榴莲忘返" (ZH).
The runtime is 128 minutes (2h 8m).
The film features dialogue in 3 languages: Mandarin, Malay, Cantonese.
The film was directed by Edmund Yeo.
Cinematography was handled by Kong Pahurak.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt4006746.
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Good
3 votes
榴莲忘返
Released
PG13
普通话, Bahasa melayu, 广州话 / 廣州話
Malaysia
