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Duckweed

2017 · 102 min

A warm, bittersweet ride through memory and regret, mixing broad comedy with tender father-son drama and a wistful sense of time slipping away.

Directed by: Han Han
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Deng Chao, Eddie Peng, Zhao Liying

Overview: When a son attempts to reconcile with his father, a series of fateful events allow him to experience the father's life in the past.

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Directed by: Han Han
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Deng Chao, Eddie Peng, Zhao Liying

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
parenthood
grief
memory
redemption
Places: small town
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	5
Horror	1
Humour	6
Realism	6
Romance	4
Tension	4
Darkness	4
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: comedy, drama
Directed by: Han Han
Written by: Han Han
Starring: Deng Chao, Eddie Peng, Zhao Liying, Dong Zijian, King Shih-chieh, Zhang Benyu, Li Ronghao, Zack Gao
Runtime: 102 min
Country: China
Languages: Mandarin

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