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200190 minPGdocumentary

8.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

This Winter

200190 minPGdocumentary

8.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Four young soldiers, aged 20 to 25, each mark the end of their service guarding an embassy in Beijing in their own personal ways.

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Four young soldiers, aged 20 to 25, each mark the end of their service guarding an embassy in Beijing in their own personal ways.

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Hua Zhongdirector

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Ren Yong, Fang Lei, Rou Quan, and Cai Fengcai finish their service as armed police soldiers guarding an embassy in Beijing. Each man marks the occasion in his own way. Ren Yong donates blood at Tiananmen, while Fang Lei seeks to lose his virginity. Rou Quan stands guard at his former post, and Cai Fengcai performs at a party for ex-servicemen. Three soldiers take trains home, while one stays in Beijing with his girlfriend.

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