“We're waiting to grow old.”
Two married couples adjust to the vast social and economic changes taking place in China from the 1980s to the present.
Wang Jingchun
Liu Yaojun
Yong Mei
Wang Liyun
Qi Xi
Shen Moli
Du Jiang
Shen Hao
Ai Liya
Li Haiyan
Li Jingjing
Gao Meiyu
Xu Cheng
Shen Yingming
Roy Wang
Liu Xing
Zhaoyan Guozhang
Zhang Xinjian
Wu Shuang
Shen Moli in youth
So Long, My Son is a drama film released in 2019. Directed by Wang Xiaoshuai, it stars Wang Jingchun, Yong Mei, Qi Xi. Two married couples adjust to the vast social and economic changes taking place in China from the 1980s to the present.
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