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Song of the Phoenix

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The life and trials of You Tianming, a young suona apprentice who forms his own suona troupe at a time when the traditions of suona music are declining in Chinese society.

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Status: Released

Released Date: 2016-05-06

Runtime: 110 mins

Director: Wu Tianming

Writer: Xue-Ying Luo, Jianghong Xiao

Spoken language: 普通话

Genres: Drama

Original title: Song of the Phoenix

Production Companies: 北京聚合影联文化传媒有限公司

Production Countries: China

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