Review of The Home Song Stories (2007) by Kenric L — 09 Aug 2008

Joan Chen (Si Jie) in another great performance. It's quite difficult to sympathize towards the mother's chareacter though.

This review of The Home Song Stories (2007) was written by Kenric L on 09 Aug 2008.

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