Waiting for the Sun
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In China more people are on death row than the rest of the world combined. The children of the convicts are often left alone, stigmatized and living in the streets. Grandma Zhang, as the kids call her, is a former prison guard who has founded an orphanage in Nanzhao.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2017-03-19
Runtime: 92 mins
Director: Kaspar Astrup Schröder
Spoken language: 普通话
Genres: Documentary
Original title: Waiting for the Sun
Production Companies: Good Company Pictures
Production Countries: Denmark, China
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