Eight Walls Two Doors
As lock-down protests erupt in China in 2022, past and present blend for a Chinese woman living in New York; all the while, a leaky radiator sparks a romance between her husband and an older neighbor.
2026 · 23m · N/A
Drama
Directed by
Miaochun Zhang
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Eight Walls Two Doors
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As lockdown protests erupt in China in 2022, past and present blend for a Chinese woman living in New York; all the while, a leaky radiator sparks a romance between her husband and an older neighbor…
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